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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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