Swahili
vilili
vee-LEE-lee
How to say it
Swahilivililivee-LEE-leesoon
Englishsmall bedssoon
Frenchpetits litssoon
Meaning
Small beds or bedsteads, diminutive of ulili.
Good to know
plural of kilili (ki-/vi- class); diminutive of ulili.
Examples
- Watoto walilala kwenye vilili vidogo chumbani.The children slept on small beds in the room.
- Vilili hivyo vilitengenezwa kwa mianzi.Those small beds were made of bamboo.
- Je, vilili hivi vinafaa kwa watoto wachanga?Are these small beds suitable for infants?
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