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.
Good to know
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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