kigoli

How to say it

Meaning

A girl in her early teens, around the age when in the past she would be prepared for marriage. Today it is an informal word for a young girl.

Good to know

Ki/vi class for the word, with people agreement in use: kigoli huyo, plural vigoli. Informal; msichana is the neutral word. Also spelled kigori.

Examples

• Kigoli huyo bado yuko shule ya msingi.That young girl is still in primary school.
• Wazee walisema kigoli hapaswi kuolewa mapema.The elders said a young girl should not be married early.
• Vigoli wawili walikuwa wakicheza kamba uwanjani.Two young girls were skipping rope in the yard.

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Forms

kigori