Kuongea vs Kusema

[Mtulinga]

Tofauti ni ipi? What's the difference? C'est quoi la différence ? Hva er forskjellen mellom kuongea og kusema?

Asante sana.

[DJCat]

Kuongea = to speak / talk e.g. unaongea kifaransa (you speak French)

Kusema = to say e.g. unaweza kusema hivyo tena? (can you say that again?)

In some areas, kusema is only "to say" and you wouldn't use it to talk about speaking a language. Kuongea is commonly used to talk about speaking a language.

[Mtulinga]

Ahhh, sawa. Asante sana! So far I don't think Duolingo has covered kuongea at all.

Ninaongea Kifaransa na Kinorwe. Ninajifunza Kiswahili.

[panyamnyenyekevu]

Kuongea = to speak / talk e.g. unasema kifaransa (you speak French)

Is this use of “unasema” a typo? Sorry in advance if I’m off.

[DJCat]

Kuongea = to speak / talk e.g. unasema kifaransa (you speak French)

Is this use of “unasema” a typo? Sorry in advance if I’m off.

Yes it is, thanks for catching that, I will fix it

[Mtulinga]

Kuongea = to speak / talk e.g. unasema kifaransa (you speak French)

Is this use of “unasema” a typo? Sorry in advance if I’m off.

Yes it is, thanks for catching that, I will fix it

Sikuliona.

[Pilipili]

Tofauti ni ipi? What's the difference? C'est quoi la différence ? Hva er forskjellen mellom kuongea og kusema?

According to a Tanzanian friend it's a regional thing: "kusema" is more common in Kenya, whereas "kuongea" is more common in Tanzania. But they mean pretty much the same thing.