Swahili
mauti
ma-U-ti
How to say it
Swahilimautima-U-tisoon
Englishdeathsoon
Frenchmortsoon
Meaning
death; the end of life.
Good to know
literary/formal word for death, more dramatic in tone than the everyday "kifo".
Examples
- Mauti yalimfika ghafla.Death came to him suddenly.
- Hakuna anayeweza kukwepa mauti.No one can escape death.
- Alikabiliana na mauti kwa ujasiri.He faced death with courage.
- Habari za mauti yake zilituhuzunisha sote.The news of his death saddened us all.
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