The one I like best is Uhuru na Umoja (Tanzania) and from the Swahili meaning Freedom and Unity. But the reason I like it is because the word Uhuru has always really sounded like freedom to me. Not sure why.
Well, with such short, open syllables, ending with a very basic strong vowel, it is very well suited to shouting out with passion! · ·
For years I have toyed with the theory that people who spend a lot of time outdoors, especially in a warm, clement climate, tend to have languages with simple consonants and a few basic vowels. Hawaiian and the other Polynesian languages might be the clearest examples, though ancient Greek and Latin are pretty good examples. The words in these languages can be shouted out clearly and carry over long distances.
On the other hand, people who live in harsh conditions and must perforce spend a lot of time indoors cooped up close to their fellows, may develop languages with lots of complex, easy to confuse sounds because they usually communicate close to the people they talk to.
Northwest Coast Indian languages, with their very complex consonant clusters and their subtle distinctions between pneumonic and ejective consonants are good examples of this tendency, since food gathering occupied relatively little time, and the people spent much time in small villages and enclosed longhouses. The Slavic languages, with their palatalized and non-palatalized consonants and soft buzzing sibilant consonants are what one might expect in cold, northern climates, as are the Germanic languages, with their jaw-breaking consonants and affricative buzzings.
To this Germanic heritage, English adds its own unique blend of weird, wacky over-abundant vowels. It's no wonder the Spanish say, "Spanish is the language of men, Italian the language of women, French the language of diplomats, and English the language of geese."
I will admit, however, that the buzzings and nasal vowels of French and Portuguese are sad examples of the degeneration of the noble Latin phonology.
