Swahili
vikore
vee-KOH-reh
How to say it
Swahilivikorevee-KOH-rehsoon
Englishcleared fieldssoon
Frenchchamps défrichéssoon
Meaning
Gardens or fields that have newly been cleared and planted.
Good to know
plural of kikore (ki-/vi- class); rural/agricultural register.
Examples
- Wakulima walianzisha vikore vipya msimu huu.The farmers started new cleared fields this season.
- Vikore hivyo vilikuwa tayari kwa kupanda mahindi.Those cleared fields were ready for planting maize.
- Je, vikore vya mwaka jana vimeoteshwa tena?Have last year's cleared fields been replanted?
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