Swahili
vilingo
vee-LEEN-goh
How to say it
Swahilivilingovee-LEEN-gohsoon
Englishlookout platformssoon
Frenchplateformes de guetsoon
Meaning
Raised platforms built in fields for watching over crops.
Good to know
plural of kilingo (ki-/vi- class); rural/agricultural term.
Examples
- Wakulima walijenga vilingo kuzunguka mashamba yao.The farmers built lookout platforms around their fields.
- Vijana walikaa juu ya vilingo kufukuza ndege.The young men sat atop the lookout platforms to chase away birds.
- Je, vilingo hivi vinajengwa kwa mbao gani?What kind of wood are these lookout platforms built from?
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