kame

How to say it

Meaning

desolate and barren, empty of people or cultivation.

Good to know

often used of land or deserts, e.g. jangwa kame 'barren desert'.

Examples

• Waliona ardhi kame isiyo na mmea wowote.They saw a barren land with no plants at all.
• Kijiji kile kimekuwa kame tangu vita.That village has been deserted since the war.
• Je, nchi hii ina maeneo mengi kame?Does this country have many barren areas?
• Mvua ikikosekana, shamba litabaki kame.Without rain, the field will remain barren.