Swahili
kibete
ki-BE-te
How to say it
Swahilikibeteki-BE-tesoon
Englishdwarfsoon
Frenchnainsoon
Meaning
a dwarf, a person of unusually small stature.
Good to know
see kibeti
Examples
- Msimulizi wa hadithi alizungumzia kibete mwenye hekima.The storyteller spoke of a wise dwarf.
- Kibete yule alikuwa na nguvu za ajabu licha ya kimo chake.That dwarf had amazing strength despite his small stature.
- Je, umewahi kusoma hadithi za kibete?Have you ever read stories about a dwarf?
- Katika hadithi ile, kibete alisaidia mfalme kutatua fumbo.In that story, the dwarf helped the king solve a riddle.
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