Swahili
mwemvuli
mwehm-VOO-lee
How to say it
Swahilimwemvulimwehm-VOO-leesoon
Englishumbrellasoon
Frenchparapluiesoon
Meaning
an umbrella; a variant of mwavuli.
Good to know
A variant of mwavuli.
Examples
- Alitembea chini ya mwemvuli wakati wa mvua.He walked under an umbrella during the rain.
- Je, umesahau mwemvuli wako tena?Have you forgotten your umbrella again?
- Mwemvuli wangu ulipinda kwa upepo mkali.My umbrella bent in the strong wind.
- Hatukubeba mwemvuli, tulilowa njiani.We did not carry an umbrella, we got soaked on the way.
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