Swahili
mwanzi
MWAHN-zee
How to say it
SwahilimwanziMWAHN-zeesoon
Englishbamboosoon
Frenchbambousoon
Meaning
a kind of bamboo.
Good to know
mwanzi (kind of bamboo). 2
Examples
- Mwanzi hukua kando ya mto kwa wingi.Bamboo grows abundantly along the river.
- Je, mwanzi huu unatumika kujenga nini?What is this bamboo used to build?
- Walitengeneza uzio kwa mwanzi.They made a fence from bamboo.
- Hapakuwa na mwanzi wa kutosha msimu huu.There wasn't enough bamboo this season.
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