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asili - nature in Swahili
Here is a short guide to learn words and phrases related to "NATURE in Swahili".
| English | swahili |
|---|---|
| aluminium | alumini |
| amber | kaharabu |
| animal | mnyama |
| ash(es) | jivu / majivu |
| brass | shaba nyeupe |
| bridge(s) | daraja / madaraja |
| bronze | bronzi, (shaba nyeusi) |
| cave | pango |
| cloud | wingu |
| coal | mkaa wa mawe |
| copper | shaba |
| dam | bwawa |
| desert | jangwa |
| desert(s) | jangwa / majangwa |
| diamond(s) | almasi |
| dune(s) | tuta la mchanga |
| dust | vumbi / mavumbi |
| earth | udongo |
| emerald | zumaridi |
| field(s) | shamba / mashamba |
| fire | moto / mioto |
| flower | ua |
| flower(s) | ua / maua |
| foam | povu |
| forest | mwitu |
| forest(s) | msitu / misitu |
| gas | gesi |
| gold | dhahabu |
| grass | majani, nyasi |
| ground, soil | udongo |
| hill(s) | kilima / vilima |
| iron | chuma |
| island(s) | kisiwa / visiwa |
| lake(s) | ziwa / maziwa |
| lead | risasi, plumbi |
| leaf / leaves | jani / majani |
| mahogany | mninga |
| mangrove | mkoko |
| marble | marumaru, (marmar) |
| meadow, grassland | mbuga pana |
| metal(s) | metali |
| moon | mwezi |
| mountain(s) | mlima / milima |
| mud | matope |
| nature | uasilia |
| oil, petroleum | mafuta (ya ardhini) |
| park | hifadhi |
| pasture | malisho |
| pebbles | kokoto |
| plain(s) | uwanda / nyanda |
| plant(s) | mmea / mimea |
| pond(s) | dimbwi / madimbwi |
| rain | mvua |
| river(s) | mto / mito |
| rock(s) | mwamba / miamba, |
| rock(s) | jabali / majabali |
| root(s) | mzizi / mizizi |
| rose(s) | waridi / mawaridi [AR] |
| sand | mchanga |
| sea | bahari |
| sea(s) | bahari [AR] |
| seaweeds | magugu maji |
| shore, coast(s) | pwani |
| silver | fedha |
| sisal | mkonge |
| sky | anga |
| smoke | moshi |
| snow | theluji |
| star | nyota |
| steam, vapor | mvuke |
| steel | chuma cha pua |
| stone(s) | jiwe / mawe |
| sun | jua |
| sunflower | alizeti |
| swamp, marsh | kinamasi |
| tin | stani |
| tree | mti |
| tree(s) | mti / miti |
| uranium | urani |
| valley(s) | bonde / mabonde |
| volcano(s) | volkano |
| water well(s) | kisima / visima |
| waterfall | maanguko ya maji |
| watermill | kinu cha maji |
| wave(s) | wimbi / mawimbi |
| wildlife reserve | hifadhi ya wanyama |
| wind | upepo |
| windmill | kinu cha upepo |
| wood, timber | mbao |
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