Swahili
kinamassi
ki-na-MAS-si
How to say it
Swahilikinamassiki-na-MAS-sisoon
Englishswampsoon
Frenchmarécage, maraissoon
Meaning
a swamp or marshy area.
Good to know
a variant of kinamasi.
Examples
- Gari lilikwama kwenye kinamassi.The car got stuck in the swamp.
- Kinamassi kinaenea kando ya mto.The marsh stretches along the riverbank.
- Je, kuna mamba kwenye kinamassi hicho?Are there crocodiles in that swamp?
- Hatukuweza kupita, njia ilikuwa kinamassi.We couldn't get through, the path was a marsh.
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