Swahili
mbawara
mbah-WAH-rah
How to say it
Swahilimbawarambah-WAH-rahsoon
Englishbushbucksoon
Frenchguib harnachésoon
Meaning
the bushbuck, a medium-sized striped antelope found in forest and woodland.
Good to know
a wild antelope species; hunted or observed in wooded and forested areas.
Examples
- Wawindaji waliona mbawara msituni.The hunters saw a bushbuck in the forest.
- Je, mbawara huyu ni dume au jike?Is this bushbuck male or female?
- Hakuna mbawara karibu na kijiji.There is no bushbuck near the village.
- Watamtazama mbawara akikimbia msituni.They will watch the bushbuck run through the forest.
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