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Thread #101921   Message #2060615
Posted By: beardedbruce
25-May-07 - 09:34 AM
Thread Name: Third Joke Thread for 2007
Subject: RE: Third Jike Thread for 2007
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ng'ombe jike (or gombe jike), pl ng'ombe jike (or magombe jike) { English: cow (female) , pl cows } [Terminology: agriculture]
noun 9/10an, - [ edit entry ] [ photos: upload ] [see also: jike]
Swahili Definition: jike la mnyama jamii ya nyati anayefugwa na hutumiwa kupata sana sana maziwa na pia nyama, ngozi, na kwato zake hutumiwa kutengeneza gundi


jike , pl majike { English: female (animal) , pl females } [derived: -ke adj]
noun 5/6an, - [ edit entry ] [ photos: upload ]