Swahili
kikuti
ki-KU-ti
How to say it
Swahilikikutiki-KU-tisoon
Englishpalm frondsoon
Frenchfeuille de cocotiersoon
Meaning
a small palm frond or leaflet, a diminutive of kuti.
Good to know
dimin. of kuti. ^kikuto (vi-) something rolled up, roll. ^kikuto (vi-) rare hyena (= fisi)
Examples
- Alisuka kikuti kuwa kikapu kidogo.She wove a small palm frond into a little basket.
- Watoto walitengeneza toy kwa kikuti.The children made a toy out of a palm leaflet.
- Je, vikuti hivi vimekatwa lini?When were these little palm fronds cut?
- Paa la kibanda limeezekwa kwa vikuti.The hut's roof is thatched with palm fronds.
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