mnana

How to say it

Meaning

a small finch or golden weaver bird; also a yellow dye used to color the strips woven into mats.

Good to know

ornith. finch, golden weaver; yellow dye (used for staining the strips from which mats are made). mnanaa, mnaanaa (mi-) hot. mint plant (Mentha viridis /piperita)

Examples

• Mnana aliruka juu ya mti wa mnazi.The weaver bird flew above the coconut tree.
• Fundi wa mikeka alitumia mnana kupaka rangi ya njano.The mat-weaver used mnana dye to color it yellow.
• Kiota cha mnana kilikuwa kimening'inia tawi la mti.The weaver bird's nest hung from a tree branch.