Swahili
mashariki
ma-sha-RI-ki
How to say it
Swahilimasharikima-sha-RI-kisoon
Englisheastsoon
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Meaning
the direction of the rising sun; east.
Good to know
a cardinal direction; root of the adjective "wa mashariki" (eastern) and place names like "Mashariki ya Kati" (Middle East).
Examples
- Jua huchomoza upande wa mashariki.The sun rises in the east.
- Wanaishi mashariki mwa nchi.They live in the eastern part of the country.
- Je, safari itaelekea mashariki au magharibi?Will the journey head east or west?
- Afrika Mashariki ina utamaduni tofauti na kusini mwa Afrika.East Africa has a different culture from southern Africa.
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