shomoro
shoh-MOH-roh
How to say it
Swahilishomoroshoh-MOH-rohsoon
Englishhouse sparrowsoon
Frenchmoineau domestiquesoon
Meaning
A small brown and gray bird that lives near people in towns and villages and feeds on seeds and scraps.
Good to know
An n class noun, the same in the plural: shomoro wawili, two sparrows (animals take wa agreement). Jurawa is used for sparrows of the wild kinds.
Examples
- Shomoro hujenga viota chini ya paa la nyumba.Sparrows build nests under the roof of the house.
- Kila asubuhi shomoro huja kula mchele uani.Every morning the sparrows come to eat rice in the yard.
- Tulimwona shomoro mdogo akinywa maji kwenye bakuli.We saw a small sparrow drinking water from the bowl.
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