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Swahili

mkeka

m-KEH-kah

How to say it

Swahilimkekam-KEH-kahsoon
Englishwoven matsoon
Frenchnattesoon

Meaning

Mkeka ni zulia linalosukwa kwa makuti, mianzi, au majani makavu na hutumika kwa kukalia au kulalia.

Good to know

m-/mi- class; plural mikeka.

Examples

  • Bibi alisuka mkeka mzuri wa majani ya mnazi jana jioni.Grandmother wove a beautiful mat from coconut leaves yesterday evening.
  • Je, mnauza mikeka ya kuswalia msikitini?Do you sell prayer mats for the mosque?
  • Mkeka huu haufai tena kwa sababu umechakaa sana.This mat is no longer usable because it is very worn out.
  • Wafanyabiashara watauza mikeka mipya sokoni kesho.Traders will sell new mats at the market tomorrow.

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