Swahili
mzumai
mzu-MA-i
How to say it
Swahilimzumaimzu-MA-isoon
Englishmilletsoon
Frenchmilletsoon
Meaning
a variety of millet.
Good to know
mzumai (kind of millet). 394 ^mzurnai (mi-) flotsam and jetsam, driftwood. ^mzumai (mi-) lemon grass, khuskhus grass. ( = mchai.)
Examples
- Wakulima walipanda mzumai msimu huu.The farmers planted millet this season.
- Je, mzumai unastawi kwenye udongo mgumu?Does this millet thrive in hard soil?
- Mavuno ya mzumai yalikuwa mazuri mwaka huu.The millet harvest was good this year.
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