Swahili
vigumi
vee-GOO-mee
How to say it
Swahilivigumivee-GOO-meesoon
Englishsmall mat bagssoon
Frenchpetits sacs de nattesoon
Meaning
Small bags made of woven mat, used for packing dates; a diminutive of guni, a variant of kiguni.
Good to know
plural of kigumi (ki-/vi- class); variant of viguni.
Examples
- Wafanyabiashara walijaza vigumi kwa tende kutoka Arabuni.The traders filled small mat bags with dates from Arabia.
- Vigumi hivi vimeshonwa kwa makuti ya mnazi.These small mat bags are woven from coconut palm leaves.
- Je, vigumi bado vinatumika sokoni leo?Are small mat bags still used at the market today?
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