Swahili
vioja
vee-OH-jah
How to say it
Swahiliviojavee-OH-jahsoon
Englishfinder's rewardssoon
Frenchrécompensessoon
Meaning
Rewards given to whoever finds and returns a lost object.
Good to know
plural of kioja (ki-/vi- class); variant of viroja.
Examples
- Vioja vililipwa kwa waliorudisha mifugo iliyopotea.Finder's rewards were paid to those who returned the lost livestock.
- Je, vioja hivi ni vya fedha au vitu?Are these finder's rewards money or goods?
- Vioja havikutolewa kwa wote waliodai.The finder's rewards were not given to everyone who claimed them.
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