Swahili
ngedere
nge-DE-re
How to say it
Swahilingederenge-DE-resoon
Englishvervet monkeysoon
Frenchsinge vervetsoon
Meaning
a small black-faced monkey common in East Africa, the vervet monkey.
Good to know
ngedere (small black monkey). ngema dial
Examples
- Ngedere waliharibu mahindi shambani.Vervet monkeys destroyed the maize in the field.
- Tuliona kundi la ngedere mtini.We saw a troop of vervet monkeys in the tree.
- Ngedere wana tabia ya kuiba matunda.Vervet monkeys have a habit of stealing fruit.
- Mkulima aliweka wigo kuzuia ngedere.The farmer put up a fence to keep out the vervet monkeys.
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