Swahili
mawingu
mah-WEEN-goo
How to say it
Swahilimawingumah-WEEN-goosoon
Englishcloudssoon
Frenchnuagessoon
Meaning
Visible masses of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the sky.
Good to know
plural of wingu (ji-/ma- class).
Examples
- Mawingu meusi yalifunika anga.Dark clouds covered the sky.
- Je, mawingu haya yataleta mvua?Will these clouds bring rain?
- Hakuna mawingu angani leo.There are no clouds in the sky today.
- Mvua itanyesha mawingu yatakapokusanyika.Rain will fall once the clouds gather.
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