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Vikapu vya Ukindo

Maana (Definition)

Handwoven baskets made from dried wild doum palm leaves used for carrying fish and spices.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

woven palm leaf baskets

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

vikapu ukindo

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Coast
Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Walibeba samaki wapya ndani ya vikapu vya ukindo."

Translation: They carried fresh fish inside woven palm leaf baskets.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):
kikapu
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