Swahili
pono
POH-noh
How to say it
SwahiliponoPOH-nohsoon
Englishreef fishsoon
Frenchpoisson de corailsoon
Meaning
a kind of sluggish fish that lives among coral.
Good to know
pono (a kind of sluggish fish that lives among coral), prov. mtu huyu ana usingizi kama pono. This man sleeps like a pono
Examples
- Mvuvi alikamata pono karibu na matumbawe.The fisherman caught a pono fish near the coral.
- Mtu huyu ana usingizi kama pono.This man sleeps like a pono.
- Je, pono huvuliwa kwa nini?What is pono fish caught with?
- Hatukupata pono yoyote siku ile ya dhoruba.We did not catch any pono on that stormy day.
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