Swahili
kitagaa
kee-tah-GAH-ah
How to say it
Swahilikitagaakee-tah-GAH-ahsoon
Englishbranchingsoon
Frenchbifurcationsoon
Meaning
the act or state of splitting or branching into two or more parts, as of a road or tree.
Good to know
dividing, splitting, branch- ing, forking (of trees, roads); (rotten)
Examples
- Barabara ina kitagaa karibu na kijiji.The road forks near the village.
- Mti ule una kitagaa kikubwa katikati.That tree has a large fork in its trunk.
- Tulisimama pale kitagaa hatujui njia ipi ya kufuata.We stood at the fork not knowing which path to take.
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