Swahili
kijukuu
ki-ju-KU-u
How to say it
Swahilikijukuuki-ju-KU-usoon
Englishgreat-grandchildsoon
Frencharrière-petit-enfantsoon
Meaning
a great-grandchild, diminutive of mjukuu.
Good to know
(dimin. of mjukuu) great- grandchild
Examples
- Babu alimbeba kijukuu wake mikononi.Grandfather carried his great-grandchild in his arms.
- Kijukuu chake cha kwanza kilizaliwa mwaka jana?Was his first great-grandchild born last year?
- Hakuwahi kumwona kijukuu wake akiwa mkubwa.He never got to see his great-grandchild grown up.
- Familia ilikusanyika kusherehekea kuzaliwa kwa vijukuu wapya.The family gathered to celebrate the birth of the new great-grandchildren.
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