Swahili
mipasuasanda
mee-pah-soo-ah-SAH-ndah
How to say it
Swahilimipasuasandamee-pah-soo-ah-SAH-ndahsoon
Englishnightjarssoon
Frenchengouleventssoon
Meaning
Nightjars, nocturnal birds.
Good to know
plural of mpasuasanda (m-/mi- class); rare.
Examples
- Mipasuasanda huimba usiku karibu na kijiji.Nightjars call at night near the village.
- Je, mipasuasanda hii inaonekana mchana?Are these nightjars ever seen during the day?
- Si mipasuasanda yote inayoruka usiku kucha.Not all nightjars fly all night long.
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