ungo

How to say it

Meaning

a flat woven basket used for winnowing grain, tossing it to separate chaff from seed.

Good to know

ungo (a flat basket used for winnowing grain). ungojaji, ungoje, ungojezi sing, position (duties, pay, etc.) of a watchman or guard

Examples

• Bibi alipepeta mchele kwa ungo.Grandmother winnowed the rice with the flat basket.
• Ungo huu umefumwa kwa mianzi.This winnowing basket is woven from bamboo.
• Je, ungo bado unatumika kijijini?Is the winnowing basket still used in the village?
• Nafaka ziliwekwa juu ya ungo kukaushwa.The grain was placed on the winnowing basket to dry.