indimi

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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