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Swahili

mikwamba

mee-KWAHM-bah

How to say it

Swahilimikwambamee-KWAHM-bahsoon
Englishthorny shrubssoon
Frencharbustes épineuxsoon

Meaning

A thorny shrub species.

Good to know

plural of mkwamba (m-/mi- class); rare botanical term.

Examples

  • Mikwamba inaota kwenye ardhi kame.Thorny shrubs grow in dry ground.
  • Je, mikwamba hii inazuia wanyama kupita?Do these thorny shrubs stop animals from passing through?
  • Mikwamba haikung'olewa kutoka shambani.The thorny shrubs were not uprooted from the farm.

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