Swahili
vipanya
vee-PAH-nyah
How to say it
Swahilivipanyavee-PAH-nyahsoon
Englishmicesoon
Frenchsourissoon
Meaning
Small rodents smaller than rats, small mice.
Good to know
plural of kipanya (ki-/vi- class); diminutive of panya.
Examples
- Vipanya vidogo vilikimbia ndani ya ghala.Small mice ran inside the barn.
- Je, vipanya hivi vinaharibu nafaka?Do these mice damage the grain?
- Vipanya havikuonekana tena baada ya paka kuwasili.The mice were not seen again after the cat arrived.
- Wakulima watanunua mitego ya vipanya wiki hii.The farmers will buy mouse traps this week.
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