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tabianchi

tah-bee-AH-nchee

How to say it

Swahilitabianchitah-bee-AH-nchee
Englishclimate
Frenchclimat

Meaning

The usual weather of a region over many years, its heat, rain and seasons; mabadiliko ya tabianchi is climate change.

Good to know

N class noun, also written tabia ya nchi. By far the most common use is mabadiliko ya tabianchi, climate change.

Examples

  • Mabadiliko ya tabianchi yanaathiri kilimo chetu.Climate change affects our farming.
  • Tabianchi ya pwani ni ya joto na unyevu.The climate of the coast is hot and humid.
  • Wanasayansi wanachunguza tabianchi ya zamani.Scientists are studying the climate of the past.

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