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Swahili

vitalu

vee-TAH-loo

How to say it

Swahilivitaluvee-TAH-loosoon
Englishenclosuressoon
Frenchclôturessoon

Meaning

Fenced or walled enclosures, areas surrounded by a fence or wall, often for protection or decoration.

Good to know

plural of kitalu (ki-/vi- class); also used for nursery plots (kitalu cha miche).

Examples

  • Wakulima walijenga vitalu vidogo vya miche.The farmers built small nursery enclosures for seedlings.
  • Vitalu hivi vinamilikiwa na nani?Who owns these enclosures?
  • Vitalu vya bustani havijakamilika bado.The garden enclosures are not finished yet.
  • Mwaka huu tutaongeza vitalu vitatu zaidi.This year we will add three more enclosures.

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