indimi

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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