Swahili
vikumi
vee-KOO-mee
How to say it
Swahilivikumivee-KOO-meesoon
Englishten-cent coinssoon
Frenchpièces de dix centssoon
Meaning
Old ten-cent coins.
Good to know
plural of kikumi (ki-/vi- class); historical/obsolete currency term.
Examples
- Babu alihifadhi vikumi vya zamani kwenye sanduku.Grandfather kept old ten-cent coins in a box.
- Vikumi havitumiki tena sokoni siku hizi.Ten-cent coins are no longer used in the market these days.
- Alionyesha mjukuu wake vikumi alivyokusanya utotoni.He showed his grandchild the ten-cent coins he collected in his youth.
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