Swahili
kifumba
ki-FU-mba
How to say it
Swahilikifumbaki-FU-mbasoon
Englishsacksoon
Frenchsacsoon
Meaning
a small sack made of woven matting.
Good to know
[dimin. of ^fumba) small sack made of matting
Examples
- Alijaza kifumba kwa mchele kupeleka sokoni.He filled the small matting sack with rice to take to the market.
- Kifumba hiki kimeshonwa kwa ustadi.This small sack is skillfully sewn.
- Hawakuwa na kifumba cha kubebea nafaka.They did not have a sack to carry the grain.
- Wanawake walibeba vifumba vya mboga sokoni.The women carried small sacks of vegetables to the market.
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