Swahili
mkongojo
mkon-GO-jo
How to say it
Swahilimkongojomkon-GO-josoon
Englishwalking sticksoon
Frenchcannesoon
Meaning
a walking stick, staff, cane, or crutch.
Good to know
used by the elderly or infirm for support.
Examples
- Babu hutembea kwa mkongojo siku hizi.Grandfather walks with a cane these days.
- Je, mkongojo wako umetengenezwa kwa mti gani?What wood is your walking stick made from?
- Alianguka na kuvunja mkongojo wake.He fell and broke his cane.
- Bila mkongojo, mzee hawezi kutembea mbali.Without his cane, the old man can't walk far.
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