kulungu
koo-LOO-ngoo
How to say it
Swahilikulungukoo-LOO-ngoosoon
Englishbushbuck; deersoon
Frenchguib harnaché ; cerf, daimsoon
Meaning
A medium sized antelope of the bush and forest, brown with white spots and stripes; the word is also used for deer in general.
Good to know
N class noun, the same in singular and plural: kulungu wawili, two bushbucks. Mbawara is another name for the bushbuck.
Examples
- Tuliona kulungu akila majani karibu na mto.We saw a bushbuck eating grass near the river.
- Kulungu huyo alikimbia kwa kasi alipotuona.The bushbuck ran off fast when it saw us.
- Wawindaji haramu waliua kulungu watatu.Poachers killed three bushbucks.
Forms
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