Swahili
marima
mah-REE-mah
How to say it
Swahilimarimamah-REE-mahsoon
Englishpit trapssoon
Frenchfosses-piègessoon
Meaning
Pit traps dug in the ground to catch animals.
Good to know
plural of rima (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement; rare, hunting context.
Examples
- Wawindaji walichimba marima msituni.The hunters dug pit traps in the forest.
- Je, marima hayo yalinasa mnyama yeyote?Did those pit traps catch any animal?
- Marima hayakufunikwa vizuri.The pit traps were not covered well.
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