Swahili
mienge
mee-EHN-geh
How to say it
Swahilimiengemee-EHN-gehsoon
Englishtorchessoon
Frenchtorchessoon
Meaning
Torches, or tufts of straw used for starting a fire.
Good to know
plural of mwenge (m-/mw- class).
Examples
- Wanamichezo walibeba mienge kuzunguka uwanja.The athletes carried torches around the stadium.
- Je, mienge hii itawaka usiku kucha?Will these torches burn all night?
- Mienge ile ilizimwa na upepo.Those torches were put out by the wind.
- Watawasha mienge mipya wakati wa sherehe.They will light new torches during the ceremony.
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