Swahili
mizoga
mee-ZOH-gah
How to say it
Swahilimizogamee-ZOH-gahsoon
Englishcorpses, carcassessoon
Frenchcadavres, charognessoon
Meaning
Dead bodies or carcasses, especially those found outside the home, such as accident victims or animal carrion.
Good to know
plural of mzoga (m-/mi- class); dead bodies or carcasses.
Examples
- Askari waliokota mizoga ya wanyama barabarani.The rangers collected animal carcasses from the road.
- Je, mizoga hiyo ilisababisha ugonjwa?Did those carcasses cause disease?
- Hawakupata mizoga yoyote baada ya ajali.They found no corpses after the accident.
- Watazika mizoga kabla ya jua kuchwa.They will bury the corpses before sunset.
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