uvuvi
oo-VOO-vee
How to say it
Swahiliuvuvioo-VOO-vee
Englishfishing; fisheries
Frenchpêche
Meaning
The catching of fish as a job or a trade, and the whole sector of the economy built on it.
Good to know
A noun of the u class with no plural, from kuvua, to fish. Mvuvi is a fisherman, and sekta ya uvuvi is the fisheries sector.
Examples
- Wakazi wa pwani wanategemea uvuvi.The people of the coast depend on fishing.
- Uvuvi haramu unaharibu ziwa.Illegal fishing is destroying the lake.
- Wizara ya Mifugo na Uvuvi imezindua mpango mpya.The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has launched a new plan.
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