Swahili
bonde
BON-de
How to say it
SwahilibondeBON-desoon
Englishvalleysoon
Frenchvalléesoon
Meaning
a valley or stretch of low, hollow ground lying between hills.
Good to know
used in place names, for example Bonde la Ufa, the Great Rift Valley.
Examples
- Kijiji chetu kiko kwenye bonde.Our village is in a valley.
- Mto unapita katikati ya bonde.The river flows through the middle of the valley.
- Bonde la mto lilijaa maji baada ya mvua.The river bed filled with water after the rain.
- Je, umewahi kutembelea Bonde la Ufa?Have you ever visited the Great Rift Valley?
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