Swahili
vikartasi
vee-kar-TAH-see
How to say it
Swahilivikartasivee-kar-TAH-seesoon
Englishleafletssoon
Frenchtractssoon
Meaning
Small printed sheets, such as handbills, circulars, or leaflets.
Good to know
plural of kikartasi (ki-/vi- class); diminutive of karatasi, uncommon/regional register.
Examples
- Watu waligawa vikartasi mtaani asubuhi.People handed out leaflets in the neighborhood in the morning.
- Vikartasi hivyo vilikuwa na tangazo la mkutano.Those leaflets carried an announcement about the meeting.
- Sikupenda jinsi vikartasi vilivyotapakaa barabarani.I didn't like how the leaflets were scattered on the road.
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