1. Simba's name means "lion" in Swahili.

2.  Jonathan Thomas voiced cub Simba, while Matthew Broderick voiced adult Simba.

3. Simba is the only son of Mufasa and Sarabi.

4. Simba is the nephew of Scar.

5. Nala's name means "gift" in Swahili.

6. Nala's mother is Sarafina.

7. Nala's father is unknown, and it is unlikely that it is Mufasa or Scar because of their fur color differences.

8. Cub Nala was voiced by Niketa Calame, while adult Nala was voiced by Moira Kelly.

9. Nala was originally going to have a brother named Mheetu.

10. Mufasa was voiced by James Earl Jones.

11. Mufasa's brother is Scar.

12. Mufasa's parents were Uru and Ahadi.

13. "Mufasa's greatest weakness is his trust and kindness." (The Lion King WWW Archive)

14. Scar's name was originally "Taka", meaning "scar".

15. Scar was voiced by Jeremy Irons.

16. Scar's brother is Mufasa.

17. Scar's parents are also Uru and Ahadi.

18. Scar took the name "Scar" after he was hit on the face by a water buffalo's horns.

19. Zazu is a hornbill.

20. Zazu was voiced by Rowan Atkinson.

21. Zazu was the majordomo since Ahadi ruled.

22. Zazu's mother, Zuzu, was "recommended by Rafiki" to be a majordomo to Ahadi.

23. Timon is  a meerkat.

24. Timon was voiced by Nathan Lane.

25. Pumbaa's name means "dull-witted" or "stunned" in Swahili.

26. Pumbaa is a warthog.

27. Pumbaa was voiced by Ernie Sabella.

28. Sarabi's name means "mirage" in Swahili.

29. Sarabi is Simba's mother and the Queen when Mufasa ruled.

30. Sarabi was voiced by Madge Sinclair.

31. Rafiki's name means "friend" in Swahili.

32. Rafiki is a mix between a mandrill and a baboon, due to having a tail.

33. Rafiki was voiced by Robert Guillaume.

34. Shenzi's name means "demon" and "uncouth" in Swahili (I think; it doesn't have the language listed).

35. Shenzi was voiced by Whoopi Goldberg.

36. Shenzi was the female leader of the pack of hyenas.

37. Banzai's name means "skulk" and "lurk" in Swahili (I think; doesn't have the language listed).

38. Banzai was voiced by Cheech Marin.

39. Ed was voiced by Jim Cummings.

40. Sarafina was voiced by Zoe Leader.

41. Sarafina's name means "Bright Star" in Swahili.

42. Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed are spotted hyenas.

43. In "The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride", Vitani's name means "at war" or "in war" in Kiswahili.

44. In TLK 2: SP, Vitani was originally going to be named "Shetani", meaning "Devil" in Kiswahili.

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