mlima
MLEE-mah
How to say it
SwahilimlimaMLEE-mahsoon
Englishmountain, hillsoon
Frenchmontagne, collinesoon
Meaning
A large natural rise of the land, much higher than the ground around it.
Good to know
Plural milima. Kupanda mlima is to climb a mountain and mguu wa mlima is the foot of the mountain; kilima is a hill and kichuguu an anthill.
Examples
- Mlima Kilimanjaro ndio mrefu zaidi Afrika.Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest in Africa.
- Tulipanda mlima huo kwa siku tano.We climbed that mountain in five days.
- Kijiji chetu kiko kati ya milima miwili.Our village lies between two mountains.
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