Swahili
msitu
m-SEE-too
How to say it
Swahilimsitum-SEE-toosoon
Englishforestsoon
Frenchforêtsoon
Meaning
an area of land covered with trees or dense shrubby vegetation; a forest, woodland, or bush.
Good to know
the reduplicated form misitumisitu means brushwood, undergrowth, or thicket.
Examples
- Wawindaji waliingia msituni kutafuta wanyama.Hunters went into the forest to look for animals.
- Msitu huu una miti mikubwa sana.This forest has very large trees.
- Je, kuna wanyama wengi msituni?Are there many animals in the forest?
- Moto ulisambaa msituni haraka.Fire spread quickly through the forest.
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