mikuyu

How to say it

Meaning

Large wild fig trees common in East Africa, valued for their shade and often regarded as meeting places.

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plural of mkuyu (m-/mi- class); well known and culturally significant.

Examples

• Mikuyu mikubwa inapatikana kando ya mto.Large fig trees are found by the river.
• Je, mikuyu hii ina umri wa miaka mingi?Are these fig trees many years old?
• Mikuyu haikukatwa kwa sababu ya heshima ya jadi.The fig trees were not cut down out of traditional respect.
• Wazee watakutana chini ya mikuyu kesho asubuhi.The elders will meet under the fig trees tomorrow morning.

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