Swahili
ukonjo
oo-KOHN-joh
How to say it
Swahiliukonjooo-KOHN-johsoon
Englishpointed sticksoon
Frenchbâton pointusoon
Meaning
a pointed stick or pole with a hardened tip, used as a hunting weapon or set in a pit trap.
Good to know
stick, rod, pole (with a hardened tip, used as a hunting weapon or i, pit traps)
Examples
- Wawindaji walitumia ukonjo kumchoma nguruwe.The hunters used a sharpened stick to spear the wild pig.
- Ukonjo uliwekwa chini ya shimo la mtego.The pointed stick was placed at the bottom of the pit trap.
- Je, ukonjo huu umechongwa vizuri?Is this hunting stick well sharpened?
- Alitengeneza ukonjo kutoka kwenye tawi gumu.He made the hunting stick from a hard branch.
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