kutawanyika

How to say it

Meaning

Of a crowd or group, to break up and go off in different directions; of people or things, to be spread out over a wide area.

Good to know

Intransitive form of kutawanya, to disperse: waandamanaji walitawanyika, the protesters dispersed. A group of people spread over many countries has kutawanyika duniani.

Examples

• Umati ulitawanyika baada ya polisi kufika.The crowd dispersed after the police arrived.
• Baada ya vita, familia yao ilitawanyika katika nchi tofauti.After the war, their family was scattered across different countries.
• Mbegu zilitawanyika shambani kwa upepo.The seeds were scattered across the field by the wind.

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