vifumba

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Meaning

Small sacks made of woven matting, used for carrying or storing goods.

Good to know

plural of kifumba (ki-/vi- class); an ordinary household and market item.

Examples

• Wafanyabiashara wamejaza vifumba vya mchele sokoni.The traders have filled sacks of rice at the market.
• Je, vifumba hivi vimeshonwa kwa mkono?Were these sacks sewn by hand?
• Vifumba vile si vikubwa vya kutosha kubeba mahindi yote.Those sacks are not big enough to carry all the maize.
• Kesho tutanunua vifumba vipya kwa ajili ya mavuno.Tomorrow we will buy new sacks for the harvest.

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