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Swahili

samaki

sa-MA-ki

How to say it

Swahilisamakisa-MA-kisoon
Englishfishsoon
Frenchpoissonsoon

Meaning

fish, in general, whether as an animal or as food.

Good to know

fish (in gen.) - mbichi (mkavu)

Examples

  • Baba alinunua samaki wabichi sokoni.Father bought fresh fish at the market.
  • Tunapenda samaki wa kukaanga.We like fried fish.
  • Je, samaki hawa wametoka wapi?Where did these fish come from?
  • Hawakupata samaki wowote siku ile ya uvuvi.They did not catch any fish that day of fishing.

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