There is a word in an African language that means something like,
fierce or curageous or strong animal/lion....I think the word is
pronounced "Boesetha"...do you know the word I am looking for and how
to correctly spell it

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 27 Jun 2004 13:30 PDT

It would be very helpful to know where you encountered this word.
There are so many African languages that it's very difficult to
research a question like this one. Any additional information might
provide a clue.

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Clarification of Question by wasntmedevil-ga on 27 Jun 2004 15:20 PDT

The name/word Boesatha or Boseda (spelling/pronunciation unclear) was
heard on a documentary show some time ago on African Wildlife and was
used in a way as to make the animal seem feerless, strong, I believe
they were discussing the traits of a lion or cub but, Im sorry to say
I do not know from what region of Africa.  I can only assume somewhere
that Lions would be prevelant....by the way, I think this would make a
great name for my pet.

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Clarification of Question by wasntmedevil-ga on 28 Jun 2004 16:13 PDT

I am sorry and have made a mistake.....the word pronounced Boesada,
means "BORN ON SUNDAY" in some African language.  Can anyone provide
the proper spelling and pronunciation?

Hi wasntmedevil,

The word you are thinking of is Boseda, or Bosede, which is a
masculine name in the language Tiv of Nigeria, meaning "born on
Sunday".

BOSEDE m
Usage: African
Means "born on Sunday" in Tiv

Behind the Name: African Names
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/afr.html


Name: BOSEDA (BOH-seh-dah)
Meaning: born on Sunday
Origin: Tiv Nigeria  

Bouba: African names
http://www.hell.be/bouba/fset.asp?http://www.hell.be/bouba/AfricanNames/index.asp


Another way to pronounce it:

M/F: M
Nationality: Nigerian
Name: Boseda
Pronunciation: beh-SEH-deh
Origin: Tiv
Meaning: born on a Sunday
 
WhisperKitty
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/1739/bf-bz_names.html

 
More information on the Tiv language.

Tiv Language Page 

"1 CLASSIFICATION AND WHERE SPOKEN 
Tiv is a member of the Bantoid subgroup of Benue-Congo and is spoken
in the eastern part of Nigeria, particularly in Benue State.

2 NUMBER OF SPEAKERS 
Grimes (1996) cites a figure of 2,212,000 speakers of Tiv. The
Christian Reformed World Mission estimates between 1.5 to 2 million
speakers..."

African Languages: Tiv
http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfrLang/Tiv_root.html


More on Tiv can be found here:
Phrasebase
http://www.phrasebase.com/languages/index.php?cat=463


Search criteria:
africa means "born on sunday"
tiv means "born on sunday"
tiv "born on sunday"
tiv boseda
boseda "born on sunday"
tiv language


I hope the information provided is helpful. If you have any questions
regarding my answer please don't hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
Rainbow

Thank you for your assistance

What comes to mind is 'Bayete Nkosi' which means Hail to the King in
Zulu and was the title for Shaka Zulu