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Swahili

gugumizi

goo-goo-MEE-zee

How to say it

Swahiligugumizigoo-goo-MEE-zeesoon
Englishstutterersoon
Frenchbèguesoon

Meaning

a person who stutters or has a speech impediment.

Good to know

person with a speech- defect, one who stutters

Examples

  • Kaka yangu ni gugumizi, huchukua muda kuzungumza.My brother stutters; it takes him time to speak.
  • Mwalimu alimsaidia gugumizi kuongea polepole.The teacher helped the stutterer speak slowly.
  • Watu wasimdhihaki gugumizi anapozungumza.People should not mock a stutterer when he speaks.

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