Swahili
vivumanyuki
vee-voo-mah-NYOO-kee
How to say it
Swahilivivumanyukivee-voo-mah-NYOO-keesoon
Englishflowering shrubssoon
Frencharbustes à fleurssoon
Meaning
Hardy flowering shrubs, Pentas purpurea.
Good to know
plural of kivumanyuki (ki-/vi- class); a botanical term, rare in everyday speech.
Examples
- Bustanini kuna vivumanyuki vingi.There are many flowering shrubs in the garden.
- Vivumanyuki havikuota mwaka huu.The flowering shrubs did not grow this year.
- Mtunza bustani atapanda vivumanyuki wiki ijayo.The gardener will plant flowering shrubs next week.
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