Swahili
mafupa
mah-FOO-pah
How to say it
Swahilimafupamah-FOO-pahsoon
Englishbonessoon
Frenchossoon
Meaning
Bones, parts of the skeleton.
Good to know
plural of fupa (li-/ma- class).
Examples
- Mafupa ya mkono wake yalivunjika kwenye ajali.The bones of his arm broke in the accident.
- Je, mafupa haya ni ya mnyama gani?Which animal do these bones belong to?
- Mafupa hayakuonekana kwenye eksirei.The bones were not visible on the X-ray.
- Mbwa alikuwa akitafuna mafupa uani.The dog was chewing bones in the yard.
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