indimi

Swahili

mikindu

mee-KEEN-doo

How to say it

Swahilimikindumee-KEEN-doosoon
Englishwild date palmssoon
Frenchpalmiers-dattiers sauvagessoon

Meaning

Wild date palms, a species of palm tree.

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plural of mkindu (m-/mi- class).

Examples

  • Mikindu inaota kando ya mto.Wild date palms grow along the river.
  • Je, mikindu hii ina matunda?Do these date palms have fruit?
  • Mikindu haikuathiriwa na mafuriko.The date palms were not affected by the flooding.
  • Vijana watakata majani ya mikindu kufuma vikapu.The young people will cut palm leaves from the date palms to weave baskets.

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