indimi

Swahili

gale

GA-le

How to say it

SwahiligaleGA-lesoon
Englishporridgesoon
Frenchbouilliesoon

Meaning

a stiff porridge made from maize flour, a staple food.

Good to know

variant of ugale, similar to ugali.

Examples

  • Mama alipika gale kwa chakula cha jioni.Mother cooked stiff porridge for dinner.
  • Je, unapenda gale na mchuzi wa samaki?Do you like stiff porridge with fish stew?
  • Hawakumaliza gale iliyobaki sinia.They did not finish the porridge left on the tray.
  • Gale hii imepikwa vizuri leo.This porridge is well cooked today.

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