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Swahili

mwamvuli

mwahm-VOO-lee

How to say it

Swahilimwamvulimwahm-VOO-leesoon
Englishumbrellasoon
Frenchparapluiesoon

Meaning

a folding device of fabric on a frame used for protection from rain or sun, an umbrella; a variant of mwavuli.

Good to know

A variant of mwavuli.

Examples

  • Alichukua mwamvuli kwa sababu ya mvua.He took an umbrella because of the rain.
  • Je, una mwamvuli wa ziada?Do you have a spare umbrella?
  • Mwamvuli wake uliharibika kwa upepo.His umbrella was damaged by the wind.
  • Hatukuwa na mwamvuli wakati mvua ilipoanza.We had no umbrella when the rain started.

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