Swahili
manja
MAHN-jah
How to say it
SwahilimanjaMAHN-jahsoon
EnglishPemba white-eyesoon
Frenchzostérops de Pembasoon
Meaning
the Pemba white-eye, a small greenish songbird found on Pemba Island.
Good to know
ornith. Pemba white-eye. ( = shige la manjano.)
Examples
- Tuliona manja akiruka mtini.We saw a Pemba white-eye flying in the tree.
- Manja ana rangi ya kijani kibichi.The Pemba white-eye is bright green.
- Ndege huyo, manja, hupatikana Pemba.That bird, the manja, is found in Pemba.
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