vigai

How to say it

Meaning

Small fragments, splinters, or potsherds, a variant of kigae.

Good to know

plural of kigai (ki-/vi- class); variant spelling of vigae, used in archaeology and everyday speech for broken pieces.

Examples

• Watafiti walipata vigai vya vyungu vya kale mahali hapo.Researchers found fragments of ancient pots at that place.
• Vigai vya kioo vilitawanyika sakafuni.Fragments of glass scattered on the floor.
• Je, vigai hivi vinaweza kutuambia kitu kuhusu historia yetu?Can these fragments tell us something about our history?
• Watoto wasiguse vigai vile, vinaweza kuwakata.Children shouldn't touch those fragments, they could cut them.