pundamilia

How to say it

Meaning

A wild African animal like a horse, with black and white stripes, living in herds on the savanna.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in singular and plural, with the agreement of animals: pundamilia mmoja, pundamilia wengi. Built from punda, donkey, and milia, stripes.

Examples

• Tuliona pundamilia wengi katika hifadhi ya Mikumi.We saw many zebras in Mikumi park.
• Pundamilia ana milia myeusi na myeupe.A zebra has black and white stripes.
• Simba alimkamata pundamilia karibu na mto.A lion caught a zebra near the river.

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