Swahili
mpetaji
um-pe-TA-jee
How to say it
Swahilimpetajium-pe-TA-jeesoon
Englishwinnowersoon
Frenchvanneursoon
Meaning
a person who winnows grain, separating it from chaff by tossing it in the wind or a flat basket.
Good to know
Variant of mpepetaji, from -peta/-pepeta (to winnow); a traditional agricultural role.
Examples
- Mama alikuwa mpetaji stadi wa mtama.Mother was a skilled winnower of millet.
- Je, mpetaji amemaliza kazi yake?Has the winnower finished his work?
- Hatukuwa wapetaji wazuri wa mpunga.We were not good winnowers of rice.
- Mpetaji atapepeta nafaka asubuhi.The winnower will winnow the grain in the morning.
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