Swahili
vituka
vee-TOO-kah
How to say it
Swahilivitukavee-TOO-kahsoon
Englishthicketssoon
Frenchbosquetssoon
Meaning
Small clumps or groves of trees; thickets.
Good to know
plural of kituka (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Wawindaji walijificha kwenye vituka vya miti.The hunters hid in the thickets of trees.
- Vituka hivi vina wanyama gani?What animals are in these thickets?
- Njia hii haipiti kwenye vituka vyenye hatari.This path does not pass through dangerous thickets.
- Wafanyakazi watasafisha vituka hivi mwezi ujao.Workers will clear these thickets next month.
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