Swahili
nyungo
NYOON-goh
How to say it
SwahilinyungoNYOON-gohsoon
Englishwinnowing basketssoon
Frenchpaniers à vannersoon
Meaning
Flat woven baskets used for winnowing grain, tossing it to separate chaff from seed.
Good to know
plural of ungo (u-/N- class); flat woven winnowing baskets. Rare, traditional word.
Examples
- Bibi anatumia nyungo kupepeta mchele.Grandmother uses winnowing baskets to sift rice.
- Je, nyungo hizi zilifumwa na nani?Who wove these winnowing baskets?
- Nyungo za zamani hazikuwa na mashimo.The old winnowing baskets had no holes.
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