Swahili
kigoe
ki-GO-eh
How to say it
Swahilikigoeki-GO-ehsoon
Englishstammersoon
Frenchbégaiementsoon
Meaning
a stammer or stutter, a speech disorder marked by repeated or prolonged sounds; a variant of kingoe.
Good to know
a noun (class 7) describing a speech impediment; related to a verb meaning to stutter.
Examples
- Ana kigoe anapozungumza haraka.He has a stammer when he speaks fast.
- Je, kigoe chake kimepungua?Has his stammer improved?
- Hakuwa na kigoe akiwa mtoto.He did not have a stammer as a child.
- Mtaalamu atamsaidia kupunguza kigoe chake.The specialist will help him reduce his stammer.
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