Swahili
kijani
ki-JA-ni
How to say it
Swahilikijaniki-JA-nisoon
Englishgreensoon
Frenchvertsoon
Meaning
the color green, and by extension anything green, diminutive of jani.
Good to know
kijani kibichi describes a fresh, vivid grass-green.
Examples
- Alivaa shati la kijani leo.He wore a green shirt today.
- Rangi ya majani haya ni kijani kibichi?Is the color of these leaves a vivid green?
- Sikupenda rangi ya kijani kwenye ukuta.I did not like the green color on the wall.
- Milima ile inaonekana kijani baada ya mvua.Those hills look green after the rain.
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