Swahili
mastakimu
mas-ta-KI-mu
How to say it
Swahilimastakimumas-ta-KI-musoon
Englishenvironmentsoon
Frenchenvironnementsoon
Meaning
one's environment or surroundings.
Good to know
formal, literary word, less common today than "mazingira" (the standard word for environment).
Examples
- Mastakimu yake ni tulivu na safi.His surroundings are calm and clean.
- Aliishi katika mastakimu magumu.He lived in difficult surroundings.
- Tunahitaji kutunza mastakimu yetu.We need to take care of our environment.
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