Swahili
beleko
be-LE-ko
How to say it
Swahilibelekobe-LE-kosoon
Englishbaby slingsoon
Frenchécharpe de portagesoon
Meaning
a cloth sling used to carry a baby on the back (a variant of mbeleko).
Good to know
see mbeleko
Examples
- Mama alimfunga mtoto kwa beleko mgongoni.The mother tied her baby on her back with the sling.
- Beleko hilo lilishonwa kwa kitenge.That baby sling was sewn from kitenge cloth.
- Alitembea sokoni akiwa na mtoto begani kwa beleko.She walked to the market with her baby wrapped on her back.
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