PRI's The World - Geo Quiz Podcast 322 3 Strikes, You're Out - in the Congo
Tshiluba is an African language spoken by more than six million people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trace your finger on a map along the equator and you can't miss the D-R-C. It straddles the equator. We're going to zoom in on one of the country's 26 provinces. It borders Angola. Tshiluba is spoken in this province. The language has a word that some linguists say is one of the most difficult in the world to translate: "ilunga." An ilunga is "someone who's ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, who may tolerate it a second time, but never a third time." In other words, "Three strikes and you're out." Now you get to take as many swings as you need to answer this quiz. We're looking for the name of the Congolese province where Tshiluba is widely spoken.
The World's Geo Quiz tests your knowledge of world geography, and introduces you to fascinating people and places around the globe. The World is a US-based international news and analysis program co-produced by the BBC World Service, Public Radio International, and WGBH Boston.
