mchanga

How to say it

Meaning

Two words spelled alike: the noun for sand, the loose grains found on beaches and in rivers, and the m class form of the adjective -changa, young or not yet mature.

Good to know

The noun sand usually stays singular (mchanga mwingi, a lot of sand; michanga is rare). As an adjective it agrees: mtoto mchanga, a newborn baby; plural watoto wachanga.

Examples

• Watoto walicheza kwenye mchanga ufukweni.The children played in the sand on the beach.
• Lori lilileta mchanga kwa ajili ya ujenzi.A truck brought sand for the building work.
• Mama alimbeba mtoto wake mchanga mgongoni.The mother carried her newborn baby on her back.

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