bango

How to say it

Meaning

A board or sheet with writing or pictures put up or carried to show a message: a poster on a wall, a placard in a march, or a large advertising billboard.

Good to know

Ji/ma class noun, plural mabango: bango hili, mabango haya. Kubeba mabango is to carry placards; bango la matangazo is an advertising board.

Examples

• Waandamanaji walibeba mabango yenye ujumbe wa amani.The marchers carried placards with messages of peace.
• Bango kubwa la tangazo limewekwa barabarani.A big advertising billboard has been put up by the road.
• Aliandika jina lake kwenye bango.He wrote his name on the poster.

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