Swahili
tauni
ta-U-ni
How to say it
Swahilitaunita-U-nisoon
Englishplaguesoon
Frenchpestesoon
Meaning
a serious epidemic disease, especially the bubonic plague.
Good to know
also used in general for any widespread epidemic.
Examples
- Tauni iliua watu wengi karne zilizopita.The plague killed many people in past centuries.
- Mji ule ulikumbwa na tauni miaka mingi iliyopita.That town was struck by a plague many years ago.
- Tauni ya mifugo iliathiri ng'ombe wengi.The cattle plague affected many cows.
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