Swahili
selea
se-LE-a
How to say it
Swahiliselease-LE-asoon
Englishred beadsoon
Frenchperle rougesoon
Meaning
a red glass bead, the same as seleha.
Good to know
s ee seleha leha seleha, selea seleha (a red glass bead). selehi
Examples
- Bibi alinunua selea sokoni kwa mkufu.Grandmother bought red glass beads at the market for a necklace.
- Mkufu wake una selea nyingi.Her necklace has many red glass beads.
- Je, selea hizi zinatoka wapi?Where do these red beads come from?
- Hawakupenda rangi ya selea alizoletewa.They did not like the color of the beads they were given.
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