wanyamapori
English meaning: Wildlife
Swahili Definition
(Kiswahili)Wanyama wa mwituni na mifumo ya ikolojia wanayoishi, ikiwa ni pamoja na usimamizi wao.
English Definition
Wild animals and the ecosystems they inhabit. East Africa has the world's greatest concentration of large mammals — the Serengeti wildebeest migration (1.5 million animals) is the world's largest animal movement. Kenya and Tanzania host the 'Big Five' (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, rhino). Wildlife conservation is both ecological necessity and economic engine. Poaching (ivory, rhino horn) remains a major challenge. Community conservancies link wildlife protection with local benefit.
Example
“Uhamaji wa nyumbu wa Serengeti wenye nyumbu milioni 1.5 ni mwendo mkubwa zaidi wa wanyama duniani.”
In English: “The Serengeti wildebeest migration with 1.5 million animals is the world's largest animal movement.”
Synonyms
- wanyama wa pori
- bayoanuwai
Literary Heritage
“Ardhi ni mama yetu — kuidhuru ni kujidhuru sisi wenyewe.”
“The earth is our mother — to harm her is to harm ourselves.”
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Language information
- Language
- Kiswahili
- Swahili
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Niger-Congo
- Speakers
- 100M