Swahili
kangaga
kan-GA-ga
How to say it
Swahilikangagakan-GA-gasoon
Englishreedsoon
Frenchroseausoon
Meaning
a species of reed or fern that grows in wet ground.
Good to know
(species of) reed, flag; (species of) fern. Ikangaja (ma-) kangaja (small mandarin orange)
Examples
- Kangaga hukua kando ya mto.Kangaga grows along the riverbank.
- Walitumia majani ya kangaga kufunika kibanda.They used kangaga leaves to cover the hut.
- Je, kangaga ni chakula cha mifugo?Is kangaga fodder for livestock?
- Shamba lile limejaa kangaga baada ya mvua.That field is full of kangaga after the rains.
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