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idiom [verb]

Rauka na mapema

Maana (Definition)

To get up extremely early at dawn to start daily labors or a long journey.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

rise with the dawn / wake up early

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

amka mapema sana

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Metaphor
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Mkulima alirauka na mapema kwenda shambani."

Translation: The farmer rose with the dawn to go to the field.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
ChangamkaAlfajiriHaraka haraka haina baraka
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