Swahili
mikaka
mi-KA-ka
How to say it
Swahilimikakami-KA-kasoon
Englishgum acaciassoon
Frenchacacias à gommesoon
Meaning
Species of acacia trees that yield a gum-like sap.
Good to know
plural of mkaka (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mikaka hukua kwenye maeneo makame.Gum acacias grow in arid areas.
- Je, mikaka hii hutoa ubani?Do these gum acacias produce resin?
- Hii si mikaka, ni migunguti.These are not gum acacias, they are other acacias.
- Wafugaji hutumia mikaka kama chakula cha mifugo wakati wa kiangazi.Herders use gum acacias as animal feed during the dry season.
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