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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