ufinyanzi

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Meaning

The craft of shaping clay into pots and other vessels and firing them, and the pots made that way.

Good to know

U class noun with no plural. The potter is mfinyanzi, plural wafinyanzi, and vyombo vya ufinyanzi are clay pots.

Examples

• Wanawake wa kijiji hiki wanajulikana kwa ufinyanzi.The women of this village are known for pottery.
• Alijifunza ufinyanzi kutoka kwa bibi yake.She learned pottery from her grandmother.
• Tuliona vyombo vya ufinyanzi kwenye makumbusho.We saw pottery in the museum.

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