Swahili
mipeketo
mee-peh-KEH-toh
How to say it
Swahilimipeketomee-peh-KEH-tohsoon
Englishfire drillssoon
Frenchforets à feusoon
Meaning
See mpekecho: the act of drilling, or the friction-drill used to make fire.
Good to know
plural of mpeketo (m-/mi- class); rare, traditional.
Examples
- Wazee walitumia mipeketo kuwasha moto zamani.Elders used fire drills to light fires long ago.
- Je, mipeketo hii bado inatumika kijijini?Are these fire drills still used in the village?
- Vijana wanajifunza kutengeneza mipeketo kwa mikono.Young people are learning to make fire drills by hand.
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