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Swahili

vipenu

vee-PEH-noo

How to say it

Swahilivipenuvee-PEH-noosoon
Englishside cabinssoon
Frenchcabines latéralessoon

Meaning

Side cabins on a ship.

Good to know

plural of kipenu (ki-/vi- class).

Examples

  • Vipenu vya meli vilikuwa vimejaa mizigo.The ship's side cabins were full of cargo.
  • Je, vipenu hivi vinatosha abiria wote?Are these side cabins enough for all the passengers?
  • Vipenu havikuwa na madirisha makubwa.The side cabins did not have large windows.

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