indimi

Swahili

vipingu

vee-PEEN-goo

How to say it

Swahilivipinguvee-PEEN-goosoon
Englishshacklessoon
Frenchentravessoon

Meaning

Small shackles or fetters.

Good to know

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

Examples

  • Vipingu viliwekwa mikononi mwa mfungwa.Shackles were put on the prisoner's hands.
  • Je, vipingu hivi vinaweza kufunguliwa bila ufunguo?Can these shackles be opened without a key?
  • Vipingu havikumzuia kabisa kutembea.The shackles did not stop him from walking entirely.

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