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Swahili

majurawa

mah-joo-RAH-wah

How to say it

Swahilimajurawamah-joo-RAH-wahsoon
Englishsparrowssoon
Frenchmoineauxsoon

Meaning

Sparrows, small seed-eating birds that often gather in flocks.

Good to know

plural of jurawa (ji-/ma- class).

Examples

  • Majurawa yametua kwenye uwanja wa mpunga.Sparrows have landed on the rice field.
  • Je, majurawa haya yanakula nini?What do these sparrows eat?
  • Majurawa hayakuharibu mazao mengi mwaka huu.The sparrows did not damage many crops this year.

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