Zambian Lexicon

Movious, adj. - someone who is active. In the west we may all fall under the movious category. But in traditional Africa, haste and excessive busy-ness is not necessarily a good thing. The height of rudeness is coming straight to the point in a conversation. I suspect that this wonderful word that Zambians have created may not have the positive connotation that we would give it. Otherwise, why do my Zambian friends shake their heads at my busy schedule and say regretfully, oh mama, you are so movious?

14-10-2009