In what language does hakuna matata mean no worries?

Question

I know it's a saying that was used in the lion king, but I've been trying to figure out what language the phrase hakuna matata was from.

Answer 1

Hakuna Matata is a Swahili term..

Answer 2

It's from Swahili, the main language of East Africa.

BTW One of the characters in the Lion King is named

Rafiki. That's the Swahili word for "friend".

Simba means "lion".

Answer 3

Disney's animated film The Lion King contains several Swahili references. "Simba", the main character's name, means lion (this is related to the Sanskrit word simha for "lion"), "Rafiki" means friend, and the name of the popular song "Hakuna Matata" means "There are no worries". In The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Scar's adopted son is called "Kovu", Swahili for "scar".

Also: The game 'Jenga' (construction of a tower of wooden blocks) is derived from the Swahili word 'kujenga', the Swahili verb "to build"; Jenga! "Build!", being the imperative form of the verb.