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nm vy- [ki-/vi-] 1 tool, equipment, instrument: ~ cha seremala a carpenter's tool. 2 furniture. 3 golden ornament for women. 4 kitchen untensil. 5 (baharini) vessel: Funga ~ ufukoni moor; Ingia ~ni embark on a vessel; Shuka ~ni disembark. 6 agency, organ: ~ cha serikali government agency. 7 equipment; container; ~ cha kupigia nzi flapper; ~ cha kuwekea makaa ya mawe coal-scuttle; ~ cha kutenganisha (agh. krimu toka kwenye maziwa) separator; ~ cha maji matakatifu stoup; ~ cha kuwekea maua vase. (mt) ~ hakiendi ila kwa nyenzo a vessel does not go without sth to send it along.