Swahili
viburuta
vee-boo-ROO-tah
How to say it
Swahiliviburutavee-boo-ROO-tahsoon
Englishfanssoon
Frenchéventailssoon
Meaning
Hand fans, typically made of tin, used to fan a cooking fire.
Good to know
plural of kiburuta (ki-/vi- class); traditional kitchen tool, mostly rural usage.
Examples
- Bibi hutumia viburuta kuwasha moto jikoni.Grandmother uses fans to stoke the fire in the kitchen.
- Je, viburuta bado vinatumika mijini?Are fans still used in the cities?
- Viburuta hivi si vya umeme, ni vya mkono.These fans are not electric; they are hand-operated.
- Watapeleka viburuta sokoni kuuza wiki ijayo.They will take the fans to the market to sell next week.
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