The term 'language in which 'SIMBA' means 'LION' is SWAHILI (7 letters). SWAHILI is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the African Great Lakes region, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is also spoken by small groups of people in Malawi and Zambia. SWAHILI is the most widely spoken language in Africa, with over 100 million native speakers. The word 'SIMBA' is derived from the Arabic word for LION, and it is used in SWAHILI to refer to the animal.