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Swahili

kijitabu

ki-ji-TA-bu

How to say it

Swahilikijitabuki-ji-TA-busoon
Englishpamphlet, brochuresoon
Frenchbrochure, opusculesoon

Meaning

a pamphlet, brochure, or short essay, diminutive of kitabu.

Good to know

(dimin. of kitabu); pamph- let, brochure; article, essay

Examples

  • Alisoma kijitabu kuhusu afya ya akina mama.He read a pamphlet about maternal health.
  • Kijitabu hicho kimeandikwa na nani?Who wrote that brochure?
  • Hawakugawa vijitabu kwa wageni wote.They did not distribute the brochures to all the guests.
  • Mwandishi alichapisha kijitabu chake cha kwanza mwaka huu.The writer published his first booklet this year.

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