Swahili
vishupi
vee-SHOO-pee
How to say it
Swahilivishupivee-SHOO-peesoon
Englishwoven basketssoon
Frenchpaniers tresséssoon
Meaning
Small woven mat bags or baskets.
Good to know
plural of kishupi (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Wanawake walibeba vishupi vya matunda.The women carried woven baskets of fruit.
- Je, vishupi hivi vimesukwa kwa majani?Are these baskets woven from palm leaves?
- Vishupi hivi si vikubwa.These baskets are not large.
- Tutanunua vishupi zaidi sokoni.We will buy more woven baskets at the market.
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