Swahili
kigongo
ki-GO-ngo
How to say it
Swahilikigongoki-GO-ngosoon
Englishhunchback, humpsoon
Frenchbosse, bossusoon
Meaning
a hump or hunch on the back, and by extension a person with a hunched back.
Good to know
a noun (class 7); can refer to the physical curve of the back or, by extension, to a hunchbacked person, so use with sensitivity.
Examples
- Ana kigongo tangu utotoni.He has had a hunch since childhood.
- Je, kigongo chake kinamsumbua?Does his hump trouble him?
- Haonekani kuwa na kigongo tena.He no longer appears to have a hunch.
- Daktari atachunguza mgongo wenye kigongo.The doctor will examine the back with the hump.
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