makanwa

How to say it

Meaning

Mouths, the openings in the face used for eating and speaking; an older or dialectal plural of kinywa.

Good to know

plural of kanwa, an older or dialectal ji-/ma- form of kinywa (ki-/vi- class).

Examples

• Watoto walifumba makanwa yao kwa hofu.The children shut their mouths in fear.
• Je, makanwa yao yalikuwa wazi wakati wa kuimba?Were their mouths open while singing?
• Makanwa hayakutamka neno lolote.The mouths did not utter a single word.

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