Swahili
viyana
vee-YAH-nah
How to say it
Swahiliviyanavee-YAH-nahsoon
Englishearthenware dishessoon
Frenchplats en terre cuitesoon
Meaning
Dishes or bowls made of earthenware.
Good to know
plural of kiyana (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Mama ana viyana vitano vya kupikia.Mother has five earthenware dishes for cooking.
- Je, viyana hivi vimepasuka?Are these earthenware dishes cracked?
- Viyana havikutumika tena baada ya sufuria kuja.The earthenware dishes were no longer used after the pots arrived.
- Fundi atatengeneza viyana vipya kijijini.The craftsman will make new earthenware dishes in the village.
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