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mũriku

adj.

  1. deep. Deep. Describing soil that extends far down from the surface, providing adequate depth for root penetration and growth, an important soil characteristic for successful crop cultivation.

Example: Kahũa kaingĩ gakũraga wega matũra-inĩ marĩa marĩ mita 1400 nginya 2000 igũrũ wa iria, na ningĩ tĩĩri-inĩ mũriku mũtune wa volcanic woikũrũkagia maaĩ wega. (Most coffee grows at altitudes between 1400 and 2000 metres in deep, well-drained volcanic soils.); No mũhaka tĩĩri ũkorwo mũriku nĩguo mĩri ĩhote kwĩngĩra handũ haraya. Ndũka hande kahũa handũ harĩ na tĩĩri mũnyitu, na wakorwo no mũhaka, nĩwega kũhaciba. (The soil must be deep, so that the roots can go down deep. Never plant coffee trees in soil which has a hard layer, or, if you do, break up the hard layer); Kahũa kaingĩ gakũraga gatagatĩ-inĩ ka matũra marĩa mita 1400 -2000 igũrũ wa iria na tĩĩri-inĩ mũtune na mũriku wũikũrũkagia maaĩ wega. (Most coffee grows at altitudes between 1400 and 2000 metres in deep, well-drained volcanic soils.)

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