Swahili
kibiongo
ki-bi-O-ngo
How to say it
Swahilikibiongoki-bi-O-ngosoon
Englishstooped personsoon
Frenchpersonne voûtéesoon
Meaning
a person who stoops or walks bent over, from age or illness.
Good to know
one who stoops when he walks, a person bent over by age or illness
Examples
- Mzee kibiongo alitembea taratibu akiegemea fimbo.The stooped old man walked slowly, leaning on a cane.
- Ugonjwa ulimfanya awe kibiongo akiwa bado kijana.The illness made him stooped while still young.
- Je, kibiongo yule anahitaji msaada wa kuvuka barabara?Does that stooped man need help crossing the road?
- Alikuwa kibiongo tangu ajali ile ya miaka mingi iliyopita.He has been stooped since that accident many years ago.
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