Swahili
kigori
ki-GO-ri
How to say it
Swahilikigoriki-GO-risoon
Englishyoung maidensoon
Frenchjeune fillesoon
Meaning
a young unmarried girl of marriageable age, a variant of kigoli.
Good to know
a noun (class 7); an older or more literary term, less common today than 'msichana' (girl).
Examples
- Kigori yule ni mrembo sana.That young maiden is very beautiful.
- Je, kigori huyu tayari ameposwa?Has this young maiden already been proposed to?
- Hakuwa kigori tena baada ya harusi.She was no longer a maiden after the wedding.
- Wazazi watamtafutia kigori mchumba mzuri.The parents will find the young maiden a good suitor.
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