Swahili
mabiwi
mah-BEE-wee
How to say it
Swahilimabiwimah-BEE-weesoon
Englishheapssoon
Frenchtassoon
Meaning
Heaps or piles of loose material, such as weeds, leaves, or rubbish.
Good to know
Plural of biwi (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).
Examples
- Wakulima walichoma mabiwi ya majani makavu.The farmers burned heaps of dry leaves.
- Je, mabiwi haya yataondolewa lini?When will these heaps be removed?
- Mabiwi hayo hayakuzuia barabara kupita.Those heaps did not block the road.
- Wafanyakazi wataondoa mabiwi ya taka kesho.The workers will remove the heaps of garbage tomorrow.
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