Swahili
mwani
MWAH-nee
How to say it
SwahilimwaniMWAH-neesoon
Englishseaweedsoon
Frenchalguesoon
Meaning
a marine plant that grows in water and along shores, seaweed.
Good to know
seaweed
Examples
- Mwani hukua kwenye maji ya bahari.Seaweed grows in the sea water.
- Je, mwani huu unaliwa?Is this seaweed eaten?
- Wavuvi walikusanya mwani ufukweni.The fishermen gathered seaweed on the beach.
- Hapakuwa na mwani mwingi mwaka huu.There wasn't much seaweed this year.
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