Swahili
mabonde
mah-BOHN-deh
How to say it
Swahilimabondemah-BOHN-dehsoon
Englishvalleyssoon
Frenchvalléessoon
Meaning
Valleys, or stretches of low, hollow ground lying between hills.
Good to know
Plural of bonde (ji-/ma class, class 5/6).
Examples
- Mabonde ya Kaskazini mwa Tanzania ni yenye rutuba.The valleys of northern Tanzania are fertile.
- Je, mabonde haya yanafaa kwa kilimo cha mpunga?Are these valleys suitable for rice farming?
- Mabonde hayo hayakupata mvua za kutosha msimu huu.Those valleys did not get enough rain this season.
- Watalii watatembelea mabonde mazuri kesho.The tourists will visit the beautiful valleys tomorrow.
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