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Monday, December 16, 2019
MISSOURI IN SWAHILI
What does the word Missouri mean Swahili?
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4 Answers
Stephen Muriira
Stephen Muriira, Pan-Africanist: if only Africa could become a country :)
Answered Mar 3
I am sure you meant mzuri or mizuri. Zuri in Swahili means good. It can be used as a kivumishi (adjective) or as a kielezi (adverb) depending on what you are describing.
In the case of mizuri, (which conveniently sounds like Missouri) the person is most likely describing a noun and from a specific noun group the U-I group. These nouns begin with M in singular and Mi in their plural. This group contains most (if not all) plants.
Mti mzuri - (A good tree)
Miti mizuri - (Good trees)
In a complete sentence:
Huu ni mchungwa mzuri. (This is a good orange tree.)