Swahili
chumbe
CHUM-be
How to say it
SwahilichumbeCHUM-besoon
Englishcreaturesoon
Frenchcréaturesoon
Meaning
a human being or living creature.
Good to know
rare, literary word for a person; plural vyumbe.
Examples
- Hakuna chumbe aliyeweza kumsaidia.There was no living soul who could help him.
- Kila chumbe ana haki ya kuishi.Every human being has the right to live.
- Je, ni chumbe gani kilichopita hapa usiku?What creature passed by here at night?
- Vyumbe wote walikimbia ghafla.All the creatures suddenly fled.
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