utunda

How to say it

Meaning

a girdle or belt of beads worn by women around the waist.

Good to know

girdle of beads (worn by women). (~ kondavi.) utundu LPers. J sing; mischief, trouble- someness, capriciousness; mischievous- ness, wilfulness, precocity (of a child); slyness, craftiness

Examples

• Msichana alivaa utunda kabla ya ngoma.The girl wore a bead girdle before the dance.
• Utunda huo ulikuwa na rangi nyingi.That bead girdle had many colors.
• Je, utunda huu unavaliwa kwa sherehe gani?For which occasions is this bead girdle worn?
• Bibi alifundisha mjukuu wake kutengeneza utunda.Grandmother taught her granddaughter to make the bead girdle.