Swahili
mitumba
mee-TOOM-bah
How to say it
Swahilimitumbamee-TOOM-bahsoon
Englishbalessoon
Frenchballotssoon
Meaning
Bales, bundles, or bolts of cloth; loads carried by one person.
Good to know
Plural of mtumba (m-/mi- class); widely known from the second-hand clothing trade (mitumba markets).
Examples
- Wafanyabiashara waliuza mitumba sokoni.Traders sold bales of clothes at the market.
- Je, mitumba hii ilitoka nje ya nchi?Did these bales come from abroad?
- Mitumba hiyo haijafunguliwa bado.Those bales have not been opened yet.
- Watapokea mitumba mipya bandarini kesho.They will receive new bales at the port tomorrow.
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