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Swahili

vichaka

vee-CHAH-kah

How to say it

Swahilivichakavee-CHAH-kahsoon
Englishthicketssoon
Frenchbosquetssoon

Meaning

Thickets, clumps of bushes, or small groves of trees.

Good to know

plural of kichaka (ki-/vi- class); common nature/geography term.

Examples

  • Wawindaji walijificha nyuma ya vichaka.The hunters hid behind the thickets.
  • Je, vichaka hivi vina wanyama wa porini?Do these thickets have wild animals?
  • Vichaka havikatwi hovyo katika hifadhi hii.The thickets are not cut down carelessly in this reserve.
  • Watasafisha vichaka kabla ya kujenga barabara.They will clear the thickets before building the road.

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