DL Maya
The picture is from Maya-san, but I'm only going to talk about Taiga. This multiple chapter thing is weird...
We're finally at volume 3, and that is a very emphatic "finally" because this is where (in my opinion) the story actually becomes interesting. I'm an absolute sucker for interactions involving language/culture barriers, and reading these chapters over a year ago is the only reason why I picked up the series in the first place. Well, more specifically it was because the dialogue from the girl is in fact comprehensible, and I didn't want another group to unknowingly butcher it. You're not supposed to be able to understand what she's saying, but all will become clear after the jump...
So yeah, she's just speaking in pidgin Swahili. I primarily used enacademic's Swahili-English dictionary and occasionally the Oxford Living Dictionary. Obviously I don't know a lick of Swahili, so I'll admit that this won't be perfect, but you'll definitely be able to get the gist of what she's saying.
wewe: you
nani: who
afu: save
aisee: exclamation (loanword from English "I say!")
mbona: why
haya: goodbye (alternatively "shame")
asante: thank you
onesha: show
potoka: crooked/twisted
tekewa: bewildered
peleka: send/take/escort
juto: regret/remorse
pengine: elsewhere (alternatively "perhaps")
chuzana: choose
jamani: let's go
mshenzi: savage/barbarian
mlima: mountain
mamba: alligator
mgongo: back
jabali: mountain range
mithili: like, similar to
mikupuo: shoves
mapiga: hits
mjio: come
mje: what
nini: what
kusanya: gather
mbio: quick
ndani: inside
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