Swahili
mikitamli
mee-kee-TAHM-lee
How to say it
Swahilimikitamlimee-kee-TAHM-leesoon
Englishcoconut palmssoon
Frenchcocotierssoon
Meaning
Coconut palm trees, a regional name.
Good to know
plural of mkitamli (m-/mi- class); a regional term, more commonly called minazi.
Examples
- Mikitamli inaota vizuri kando ya bahari.Coconut palms grow well by the sea.
- Je, mikitamli hii inazaa nazi nyingi?Do these coconut palms bear many coconuts?
- Mikitamli haikuathiriwa na dhoruba iliyopita.The coconut palms were not affected by the recent storm.
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