Swahili
miata
mee-AH-tah
How to say it
Swahilimiatamee-AH-tahsoon
Englishbait wormssoon
Frenchvers d'appâtsoon
Meaning
A kind of worm used as fishing bait.
Good to know
plural of mwata (m-/mw- class); fishing vocabulary.
Examples
- Wavuvi walichimba miata ufuoni asubuhi.The fishermen dug bait worms on the shore in the morning.
- Je, miata hii inapatikana wapi?Where are these bait worms found?
- Hatuna miata ya kutosha leo.We don't have enough bait worms today.
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