Swahili
vifabakazi
vee-fah-bah-KAH-zee
How to say it
Swahilivifabakazivee-fah-bah-KAH-zeesoon
EnglishNandi flame treessoon
Frenchtulipiers du Gabonsoon
Meaning
Nandi flame trees, flowering trees of the species Spathodea nilotica.
Good to know
plural of kifabakazi (ki-/vi- class); botanical term, rare register.
Examples
- Vifabakazi vilichanua maua mekundu msituni.The Nandi flame trees bloomed with red flowers in the forest.
- Je, vifabakazi hivi hupandwa mijini?Are Nandi flame trees planted in towns?
- Vifabakazi havikuvunwa kwa mbao msimu huu.The Nandi flame trees were not harvested for timber this season.
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