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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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