Swahili
mabubujiko
mah-boo-boo-JEE-koh
How to say it
Swahilimabubujikomah-boo-boo-JEE-kohsoon
Englishspringssoon
Frenchsourcessoon
Meaning
Natural springs where water rises from the ground.
Good to know
Plural of bubujiko (ji-/ma class, class 5/6); a fairly literary word, from bubujika 'to gush'.
Examples
- Wanakijiji hutegemea mabubujiko ya maji safi mlimani.The villagers depend on springs of clean water on the mountain.
- Je, mabubujiko haya hayakauki wakati wa kiangazi?Do these springs not dry up during the dry season?
- Mabubujiko hayo hayajachafuliwa na taka.Those springs have not been polluted by waste.
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