Buffalo definition in English

A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards.

Buffalo in Swahili

Buffalo in Swahili is translated as nyati, mbogo, or ngombe mwitu.

Nyati is the most common term for buffalo in Swahili.

Nyati is pronounced as: NYAH-tee.

Example in a sentence

Niliona nyati porini. (I saw a buffalo in the wild.)

Nyati ni mnyama mkubwa sana. (Buffaloes are very large animals.)

Mbogo is a regional term for buffalo that is more common in some parts of East Africa, such as Kenya and Tanzania.

Nyati is pronounced as: M-BO-goh.

Example in a sentence

Niliona mbogo msituni. (I saw a buffalo in the forest.)

Alikimbizwa na mbogo. (He was chased by a buffalo.)

Ng’ombe mwitu is a literal translation of “wild cow”. It is less common than nyati or mbogo.

Ngombe mwitu is pronounced as: NG-oh-beh M-wee-too.

Nilimwona ng’ombe mwitu katika mbuga ya wanyama. (I saw a wild buffalo in the national park.)

Maana ya nyati katika Kiswahili/ Nyati meaning in Swahili

Nyati ni mnyama mkubwa kama ngo’mbe aliye na pembe zilizopinda kwa mbele na anapatikana porini.

Kisawe cha nyati ni mbogo na ng’ombe mwitu.