Swahili
mapingili
mah-peen-GEE-lee
How to say it
Swahilimapingilimah-peen-GEE-leesoon
Englishsegmentssoon
Frenchtronçonssoon
Meaning
Large pieces or sections of something segmented, such as a length of bamboo or sugarcane.
Good to know
plural of pingili (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement.
Examples
- Wavunaji walikata mapingili ya miwa.The harvesters cut sections of sugarcane.
- Je, mapingili haya ni marefu kiasi gani?How long are these segments?
- Mapingili hayakukatwa sawasawa.The segments were not cut evenly.
- Wafanyakazi watabeba mapingili mengine kesho.Workers will carry more segments tomorrow.
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