makapungu

How to say it

Meaning

A kind of eagle; the name is also given to a variety of shark.

Good to know

plural of kapungu (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular).

Examples

• Makapungu yalikuwa yakizunguka juu ya bonde.Eagles were circling above the valley.
• Je, makapungu haya huwinda sungura?Do these eagles hunt rabbits?
• Makapungu hayakuonekana msimu wa mvua.The eagles were not seen during the rainy season.

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