Swahili
vipyenga
vee-PYEHN-gah
How to say it
Swahilivipyengavee-PYEHN-gahsoon
Englishwhistlessoon
Frenchsiffletssoon
Meaning
Small whistles blown to produce a sharp, shrill sound, used as a signal.
Good to know
plural of kipyenga (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Askari walipuliza vipyenga kuashiria hatari.The guards blew whistles to signal danger.
- Je, vipyenga hivi vinatengenezwa na nani?Who makes these whistles?
- Vipyenga hivi si vikubwa vya mpira wa miguu.These whistles are not the large football-referee kind.
- Watoto watapuliza vipyenga sherehe ikianza.The children will blow whistles when the celebration begins.
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