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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.

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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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