uwimbi

How to say it

Meaning

a single grain of wimbi, a variety of millet grown as a cereal crop.

Good to know

the singular form of wimbi (millet); wimbi collectively refers to the grain crop, while uwimbi denotes one grain.

Examples

• Aliokota uwimbi mmoja sakafuni.She picked up one millet grain from the floor.
• Je, kuna uwimbi ndani ya mfuko?Is there a millet grain inside the bag?
• Hakuna hata uwimbi mmoja uliobaki.Not even one millet grain remains.
• Kesho tutapanda uwimbi shambani.Tomorrow we will plant millet grain in the field.