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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