gĩcũa
- coast, coastal region. Coast; coastal region. The lowland area near the sea, typically at low altitude (0-800m above sea level); an important agricultural zone in Kenya for growing tropical crops like mangoes and coconuts.
Example: Mĩthemba ĩrĩa ĩhandagwo gĩcũa-inĩ kan kũndũ kũrĩa kwaraganu, mita kuuma 0nginya 800 igũrũ wa iria. (coastal/lowland varieties, these are fit for growing in areas of 0-800 MASL.); Nĩ ũkuona mĩthemba ĩno kwa wũingĩ matũra-inĩ ma gĩcũa-inĩ ta Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana-River na Lamu. (You will find their huge populations in Mombasa, Kilifi, Tana-River and Lamu areas.); No gĩcigo kĩa irathĩro gĩkũragia gĩcunjĩ kĩa mĩrongo ĩtandatũ na ĩmwe harĩ igana kĩa maembe moothe, kĩrũmĩrĩirwo nĩ gĩtaro kĩa Rift Valley kĩrĩa gĩkũragia gĩcunjĩ kĩa mĩrongo ĩtatũ harĩa igana na g... (But the generally arid eastern region produces 61 per cent of all mangoes, followed by Rift Valley at 30 per cent and Coast, which produces 28 per cent.)