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Mkono

Mkono

hand

Swahili → English

Example

Alinipunga mkono kutoka mbali kunisalimia.
She waved her hand at me from far away to greet me.
Pronunciation: Ah-lee-nee-POON-ga M-koh-noh koo-TOH-kah m-BAH-lee koo-nee-sah-lee-MEE-ah
Grammar: “Mkono” is a class 3 noun (m-/mi-). Singular: mkono, plural: mikono. Here it is the object of the verb “kupunga” (to wave).
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