mahema

How to say it

Meaning

Portable shelters made of fabric stretched over a frame, tents.

Good to know

plural of hema (li-/ma- class).

Examples

• Mahema yalisimikwa kambini kabla ya usiku.Tents were pitched at the camp before nightfall.
• Je, mahema haya yanawatosha wakimbizi wote?Are these tents enough for all the refugees?
• Mahema hayakustahimili upepo mkali.The tents could not withstand the strong wind.
• Askari watabeba mahema mapya kambini.Soldiers will carry new tents to the camp.

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