Swahili
samesame
sa-me-SA-me
How to say it
Swahilisamesamesa-me-SA-mesoon
Englishred bead, red antsoon
Frenchperle rouge, fourmi rougesoon
Meaning
a red glass bead; also, a species of red ant.
Good to know
samesame (red glass bead); samesame (a kind of red ant). samli {rare samuli) clarified butter
Examples
- Mkufu wake umetengenezwa kwa samesame.Her necklace is made of red glass beads.
- Watoto waliona samesame wakitembea ukutani.The children saw red ants walking on the wall.
- Je, samesame hizi zinauzwa wapi?Where are these red beads sold?
- Hawakupenda rangi ya samesame kwenye mkufu.They did not like the red-bead color on the necklace.
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