Comoros(Country)English From French Comores, derived from Arabic qamar meaning "moon". This is the name of an island country off the eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.
Sumal(Country)Arabic Arabic form of Somalia, usually written with the definite article: الصومال (al-Sumal).
Tanganyika(Region & Country)Swahili, English From Swahili tanga "sail" and nyika "wilderness". This is the name of a region in East Africa. It was a German then British colony until 1961 when it gained independence. In 1964 it united with the island of Zanzibar to create the new country of Tanzania.