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Swahili

vitengele

vee-tehn-GEH-leh

How to say it

Swahilivitengelevee-tehn-GEH-lehsoon
Englishstripessoon
Frenchbandessoon

Meaning

Bands or stripes of color; also small round mats.

Good to know

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

Examples

  • Nguo yake ina vitengele vya rangi nyekundu.Her dress has red stripes.
  • Vitengele hivi vinamaanisha nini kwenye bendera?What do these stripes mean on the flag?
  • Kitambaa hiki hakina vitengele vyovyote.This cloth has no stripes at all.
  • Mshonaji ataongeza vitengele vitatu kwenye sare mpya.The tailor will add three stripes to the new uniform.

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