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kipande

kee-PAH-ndeh

How to say it

Swahilikipandekee-PAH-ndeh
Englishpiece; section, stretch; plot (of land)
Frenchmorceau, bout ; tronçon ; parcelle

Meaning

A part cut or broken off from something larger, or one part of a whole such as a stretch of road or a plot of land.

Good to know

Plural vipande. Kipande cha is a piece of: kipande cha mkate, a piece of bread; kipande cha ardhi, a plot of land.

Examples

  • Nipe kipande cha mkate, tafadhali.Give me a piece of bread, please.
  • Alinunua kipande cha ardhi karibu na mto.He bought a plot of land near the river.
  • Kioo kilivunjika vipande vingi.The mirror broke into many pieces.

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Forms

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