Swahili
katani
ka-TA-ni
How to say it
Swahilikatanika-TA-nisoon
Englishsisalsoon
Frenchsisalsoon
Meaning
sisal, the fiber obtained from the sisal plant, used to make rope and cord.
Good to know
sisal, hemp (the fiber)
Examples
- Wakulima walilima katani kwenye mashamba makubwa.Farmers grew sisal on large plantations.
- Kamba hii imetengenezwa kwa katani.This rope is made of sisal.
- Je, bei ya katani imepanda mwaka huu?Has the price of sisal risen this year?
- Viwanda vya katani vilikuwa maarufu Tanga.Sisal factories were famous in Tanga.
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