Swahili
kandili
kan-DI-li
How to say it
Swahilikandilikan-DI-lisoon
Englishlanternsoon
Frenchlanternesoon
Meaning
a lantern or hanging lamp.
Good to know
lantern, lamp
Examples
- Aliwasha kandili gizani ilipoingia.He lit the lantern when it got dark.
- Kandili ilining'inia mlangoni.The lantern hung at the doorway.
- Je, mafuta ya kandili yamekwisha?Has the lantern oil run out?
- Watoto walikusanyika kandili moja usiku wa kusoma.The children gathered around one lantern to read at night.
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