Swahili
belewasi
be-le-WA-si
How to say it
Swahilibelewasibe-le-WA-sisoon
Englishkind of apesoon
Frenchsorte de singesoon
Meaning
a kind of ape known mainly from older Swahili wordlists, without further species detail recorded.
Good to know
kind of ape
Examples
- Wasafiri waliona belewasi msituni.The travelers saw an ape in the forest.
- Belewasi huyo alikuwa akila matunda.That ape was eating fruit.
- Msitu huo una belewasi wengi.That forest has many apes.
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