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Tinga Tinga Tales has been translated into many languages over the years, primarily in the early 2010s.

Arabic[]

Tinga Tinga Tales - logo (Arabic)

حكايات تنغا تنغا is the Arabic dub of Tinga Tinga Tales airing on Baraem.[1]

English (USA)[]

Main article: Tinga Tinga Tales (U.S. Broadcast)

This dub aired on Disney Junior in 2011-2014. This version is mostly the same as the original, except several characters were redubbed with new voice actors, the most notable of which being Red Monkey.




Character Original voice actor USA voice actor[2]
Red Monkey Eugene Muchiri Geoffrey Curtin
Tickbird Tameka Empson Elizabeth Curtin
Chameleon Patrick Kayeki Kerry Shale
Hare Felix Dexter John Guerrasio
Vulture Felix Dexter Lorelei King
Cheetah Angelina Koinange Sophie Okonedo
Snake Johnny Daukes Dan Russell
Zebra Eddie Kadi Dan Russell

Finnish[]

Tinga Tinga Tales - logo (Finnish)

Tinga Tinga Tarinat is the Finnish dub of Tinga Tinga Tales. It airs on Yle TV2.[3][4]

Episodes[]

# English title Finnish title
1 Why Elephant has a Trunk Miksi norsulla on kärsä?
2 Why Snake Has No Legs Miksi käärmeellä ei ole jalkoja?
3 Why Hippo Has No Hair Miksi virtahevolla ei ole karvoja?
4 Why Tortoise Has a Broken Shell Miksi kilpikonnalla on haljennut kuori?
5 Why Hen Pecks at the Ground Miksi kana nokkii maata?
6 Why Bat Hangs Upside Down Miksi lepakko riippuu ylösalaisin?
7 Why Warthog is So Ugly Miksi pahkasika on niin ruma?
8 Why Owl's Head Turns All the Way Round Miksi pöllön pää pyörii ympäri?
54 Why Meerkat is Always on the Lookout Miksi mangusti on aina valmiina?
55 Why Cheetah has Tears Miksi gepardilla on kyyneljuovat?[4]

French[]

Tinga Tinga Tales - logo (French)

Les Contes de Tinga Tinga is the French dub of Tinga Tinga Tales. It airs on France 5.[5]

Episodes[]

# English title French title
1 Why Elephant has a Trunk Pourquoi Elephant a une trompe[6]
9 Why Monkeys Swing in the Trees Pourquoi les Singes se Balancent aux Branches[7]

Home media[]

  • Volume 1: Pourquoi Elephant a une trompe[6]
  • Volume 2: Pourquoi les Singes se Balancent aux Branches[7]

German[]

Tinga Tinga Tales - logo (German)

Main article: Tinga Tinga Fabeln

Tinga Tinga Fabeln is the German dub of Tinga Tinga Tales airing on KiKa.[8]




Greek[]

There is apparently a Greek dub of Tinga Tinga Tales, but there is not much information about it online, or at least not in English. The only known evidence of its existence is the theme song, which was uploaded to YouTube by user "AuViDude" on September 22nd 2011.[9] This means that the dub would have been produced by September 2011 at the latest.

Hebrew[]

טינגה טינגה was the Hebrew dub of Tinga Tinga Tales that aired on Hop! Channel as of 2012.[10] There is no known footage of the dub online.

Hungarian[]

Tinga Tinga Mesék is the Hungarian translation of the Tinga Tinga Tales books. A dub of the TV series allegedly aired on M2[11], but this may be false information as no footage of the dub is known to exist.

Books[]

English title Hungarian title
Why Elephant has a Trunk Miért van Elefántnak ormánya?[12]
Why Leopard has Spots Hogyan lettek Leopárdnak foltjai?[13]

Italian[]

Tinga Tinga Tales is the Italian dub of Tinga Tinga Tales. Not much is known about this dub, except that it airs on Rai YoYo. It is very difficult to find clips from this dub because it uses the same title as the original version. Several Tinga Tinga Tales books have also been translated into Italian.

Books[]

English title Italian title
Why Elephant has a Trunk Perché l'elefante ha la proboscide?[14]
Why Monkeys Swing in the Trees Perché le scimmie si dondolano sui rami?[15]
Why Giraffe Has a Long Neck Perché la giraffa ha il collo lungo?[16]
Why Lion Roars Perché il leone ruggisce?[17]

Korean[]

팅가팅가 is the Korean dub of Tinga Tinga Tales airing on EBS.[18]

Mandarin[]

廷加廷加传奇 (Tinga Tinga Legend) is the Mandarin Chinese dub of Tinga Tinga Tales. Not much is known about this dub, but episodes have been uploaded to Youku.[19]

Norwegian[]

Tinga Tinga Tales - logo (Norwegian)

Tinga Tinga-fortellinger is the Norwegian dub of Tinga Tinga Tales airing on NRK.[20]

Persian[]

تینگا تینگا is the Persian dub of Tinga Tinga Tales airing on IRIB Pooya & Nahal.[21]

Polish[]

Tinga Tinga Tales - logo (Polish)

Main article: Opowieści z Tinga Tinga

Opowieści z Tinga Tinga is the Polish dub of Tinga Tinga Tales airing on MiniMini.[22][23]




Russian[]

Main article: Тинга-Тинга: Страна африканских мифов

Тинга-Тинга: Страна африканских мифов (commonly shortened as Тинга-Тинга) is the Russian dub of Tinga Tinga Tales. It airs on Karusel.[24][25]




Spanish[]

Tinga Tinga Tales - logo (Spanish)

Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga is the Argentinian Spanish dub of Tinga Tinga Tales airing on Pakapaka.[26] It airs at 9:30 in the morning and 3:30 in the afternoon.[27]

Swahili[]

Tinga Tinga is the Swahili dub of Tinga Tinga Tales. It airs on TV1 Tanzania every Saturday at 1:30 PM.[28]

Cast[]

Character Original voice actor Swahili voice actor[29]
Red Monkey Eugene Muchiri Samson Komeka
Orange Monkey Ben Spybey Iddy Hamad
Yellow Monkey Faraaz Meghani Laylat Hamad
Giraffe Miriam Margolyes Irene Sanga
Elephant Lenny Henry Issa Shamte
Tortoise Shaun Parkes Habib Mrisho
Hippo Johnnie Fiori Pili Malundila
Lion Patrice Naiambana Patrick Masele
Chameleon Patrick Kayeki Ian Mwaisunga
Tickbird Tameka Empson Hilda Malecela

Crew[]

Name Role[29]
Bob Sankofa Supervisor/Producer
Maureen Mvuoni Voice Director
Juma Rajab Sound Engineer

Episodes[]

# English title Swahili title
14 Why Giraffe has a Long Neck Kwa nini Twiga ana Shingo Ndefu[30]

Swedish[]

Tinga Tinga sagor is the Swedish dub of Tinga Tinga Tales airing on SVT Barn.[31]

Ukrainian[]

Тінґа-тінґа: Країна африканських міфів is the Ukrainian voice-over of Tinga Tinga Tales. It formerly aired on QTV.[32]

References[]

  1. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBo0ObYRfprjAAYy80_deO12EuJMm4P26
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinga_Tinga_Tales#Characters
  3. https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinga_Tinga_tarinat
  4. 4.0 4.1 https://areena.yle.fi/1-3719341
  5. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Contes_de_Tinga_Tinga
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.fnac.com/a3895454/Volume-1-Pourquoi-Elephant-a-une-trompe-DVD-Zone-2
  7. 7.0 7.1 https://www.fnac.com/a4377883/Volume-2-DVD-Zone-2
  8. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinga_Tinga_Fabeln
  9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtkvQ6LcaK4
  10. http://hot.ynet.co.il/Ext/Comp/Hot/TVSchedule_Hot/CdaTVSearchResultsList_Hot/0,13132,04-02-2012-00-1440--26753,00.html
  11. https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinga_Tinga_mes%C3%A9k
  12. https://www.lira.hu/hu/konyv/szepirodalom/gyerekirodalom/mesek/tinga-tinga-mesek-miert-van-elefantnak-ormanya
  13. https://www.lira.hu/hu/konyv/szepirodalom/gyerekirodalom/mesek/tinga-tinga-mesek-hogyan-lettek-leopardnak-foltjai?recLink=1
  14. https://www.amazon.com/Perch%C3%A9-lelefante-proboscide-Tinga-tales/dp/884516019X
  15. https://www.amazon.com/Perché-scimmie-dondolano-Tinga-tales/dp/8845160181
  16. https://www.amazon.com/Perché-giraffa-collo-lungo-Tinga/dp/8845164500/
  17. https://www.amazon.com/Perché-leone-ruggisce-Tinga-tales/dp/8845164497
  18. http://www.ebs.co.kr/search?query=+%ED%8C%85%EA%B0%80%ED%8C%85%EA%B0%80&topquery=&collection=clip&sort=RANK&sort_again=DATE&strOperation=&startCount=0&reQuery=&realQuery=&site=&channel=&autoChk=Y&clipClass=edrb
  19. https://archive.is/O7KQX
  20. https://tv.nrk.no/serie/tinga-tinga-fortellinger
  21. http://nahaltv.irib.ir/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7/item/212896-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7
  22. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdjzIbys4FJkmfI1-bvfzFenpoAp6xs7P
  23. https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opowie%C5%9Bci_z_Tinga_Tinga
  24. https://www.karusel-tv.ru/announce/11672-tinga_tinga_strana_afrikanskih_mifov
  25. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTgEajpvJ_slYHilop9BMYXekcbYfTB9Q
  26. https://www.facebook.com/canalpakapaka/posts/166602516797646/
  27. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65Wgh8cUmrk
  28. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8YBAeb64r4
  29. 29.0 29.1 https://youtu.be/egXnu2hbG0I?t=659
  30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egXnu2hbG0I
  31. https://www.svtplay.se/tinga-tinga-sagor
  32. http://vk.com/video-78962731_170889566 @ 29:25 (You need to have a VK account to view this link.) Thank you to Kee Nash W from IEP Wiki for finding this!
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