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blanketi

blah-NKEH-tee

How to say it

Swahiliblanketiblah-NKEH-teesoon
Englishblanket
Frenchcouverture

Meaning

A large, thick cloth of wool or cotton used to keep warm in bed or in the cold.

Good to know

N class noun, plural also blanketi: blanketi mbili, two blankets; kujifunika blanketi, to cover oneself with a blanket. bulangeti is another spelling in the dictionary.

Examples

  • Usiku ulikuwa na baridi, nikajifunika blanketi nzito.The night was cold, so I covered myself with a heavy blanket.
  • Wakimbizi walipewa blanketi na chakula.The refugees were given blankets and food.
  • Mama alifua blanketi zote jana.Mother washed all the blankets yesterday.

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Forms

bulangeti

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