Language/Swahili-individual-language/Vocabulary/Nature

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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