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Swahili

mwangati

mwah-NGAH-tee

How to say it

Swahilimwangatimwah-NGAH-teesoon
Englishcedar treesoon
Frenchcèdresoon

Meaning

a cedar tree (Juniperus procera).

Good to know

(kind of) cedar tree (Juniperus procera)

Examples

  • Mwangati hutumika kutengeneza penseli.The cedar tree is used to make pencils.
  • Je, mwangati hupatikana milimani?Is the cedar tree found in the mountains?
  • Hawakukata mwangati kwa sababu ni mti adimu.They did not cut the cedar tree because it is rare.
  • Msitu ule una miti mingi ya mwangati.That forest has many cedar trees.

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