Kente is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Kente meaning
A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
Using Kente
- The main meaning on this page is: A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
- In the example corpus, kente often appears in combinations such as: kente cloth, the kente, and kente.
Context around Kente
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kente
- In this selection, "kente" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ghanaian, term, first, cloth, weaving and weavers stand out and add context to how "kente" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include add some kente to this and adire and kente showcasing intricate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kente" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kente
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Folklore Board to sue Black Panther producers for using ‘Kente’ without. (11 words)
Next year, who knows—maybe we’ll rock the kente cloth, too. (12 words)
Kente comes from the The Ashanti twi word kenten which means basket. (12 words)
The term kente has its roots in the Akan word kɛntɛn which means a basket and the first kente weavers used raffia fibres to weave cloths that looked like kenten (a basket); and thus were referred to as kenten ntoma; meaning basket cloth. (43 words)
Inevitably the Democratic Party leadership abandoned its Ghanaian kente cloth scarves, got up off their knees, and hopped immediately on to their favorite horse, which is to claim loudly and in unison that when in doubt Russia did it. (39 words)
Traders, market women, hairdressers and dressmakers among others were not left out as they wore their beautifully designed Kente cloth and carried their wares to participate in the march past. (30 words)
Example sentences (19)
The term kente has its roots in the Akan word kɛntɛn which means a basket and the first kente weavers used raffia fibres to weave cloths that looked like kenten (a basket); and thus were referred to as kenten ntoma; meaning basket cloth.
Kente described the judgment as a landmark decision that has brought hope to the people of Taraba.
Next year, who knows—maybe we’ll rock the kente cloth, too.
Nigerian textiles have a deep-rooted history, with fabrics like Aso-oke, Adire, and Kente showcasing intricate patterns, colours, and craftsmanship.
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took a knee and wore Kente cloth, a traditional garment from Ghana, to pay tribute to Floyd.
Habimana says participants spend half of each day honing their sewing skills through classes in Adinkra stamping, batik dyeing, and kente weaving, all led by Ghanaian artisans.
And I was like, Hey guys, let’s move up the release of “Add Some Kente” to this week.
Folklore Board to sue Black Panther producers for using ‘Kente’ without.
Inevitably the Democratic Party leadership abandoned its Ghanaian kente cloth scarves, got up off their knees, and hopped immediately on to their favorite horse, which is to claim loudly and in unison that when in doubt Russia did it.
Nearby, two French women draped in the traditional Ghanaian Kente cloth dance to a mix of reggae and afrobeats.
These include carpentry, tailoring, kente weaving, batik, tie and dye, macramé, block moulding and crocheting, among others.
According to him, trouble started on Monday when some Tiv kinsmen were prevented from bringing goods to Kente Market.
Josiah Sabo Kente, a former speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly is of the same mind and opinion.
It showcased the artistic skills of craftsmen displayed in wood-carvings, stools, linguist staff, doors, chairs, Kente cloths, baskets and jewellery among others.
Traders, market women, hairdressers and dressmakers among others were not left out as they wore their beautifully designed Kente cloth and carried their wares to participate in the march past.
We could not help but love the kente attire the couple rocked, so bright and beautiful.
Clothing further The Ashanti Kente cloth patterns Like most of the world, Sub-Saharan Africans have adopted Western-style clothing.
Kente comes from the The Ashanti twi word kenten which means basket.
Kente is a ceremonial cloth hand-woven on a horizontal treadle loom and strips measuring about 4 inches wide are sewn together into larger pieces of cloths.
Common combinations with kente
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: