Swahili
shanga
SHAHN-gah
How to say it
SwahilishangaSHAHN-gahsoon
Englishbeadssoon
Frenchperlessoon
Meaning
Beads, or beads strung together into jewelry.
Good to know
plural of ushanga (u-/N- class); beads, or beads strung into jewelry.
Examples
- Msichana amevaa shanga nyingi shingoni.The girl is wearing many beads around her neck.
- Je, shanga hizi zilitengenezwa Zanzibar?Were these beads made in Zanzibar?
- Shanga zake zilikatika wakati wa mchezo.Her beads broke during the game.
- Fundi ataunga shanga mpya kesho.The craftsman will string new beads tomorrow.
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