Swahili
mitikiti
mee-tee-KEE-tee
How to say it
Swahilimitikitimee-tee-KEE-teesoon
Englishwatermelon vinessoon
Frenchplants de pastèquesoon
Meaning
Watermelon plants or vines.
Good to know
Plural of mtikiti (m-/mi- class); refers to the plants, not the fruit.
Examples
- Mkulima alipanda mitikiti shambani mwake.The farmer planted watermelon vines in his field.
- Je, mitikiti hii itazaa matunda mwezi huu?Will these watermelon vines bear fruit this month?
- Mitikiti michache ilinyauka kwa jua kali.A few watermelon vines withered in the harsh sun.
- Watamwagilia mitikiti kila siku wakati wa kiangazi.They will water the watermelon vines every day during the dry season.
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