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Swahili

kijumba

ki-JU-mba

How to say it

Swahilikijumbaki-JU-mbasoon
Englishhut, boothsoon
Frenchpetite maison, huttesoon

Meaning

a small house, hut, or booth, diminutive of nyumba.

Good to know

kijumba cha simu names a telephone booth.

Examples

  • Aliishi kwenye kijumba kidogo nyuma ya shamba.He lived in a small hut behind the farm.
  • Kijumba cha simu kile bado kinatumika?Is that telephone booth still in use?
  • Hawakuwa na kijumba cha kuhifadhia zana zao.They did not have a small shed to store their tools.
  • Wafanyabiashara walijenga vijumba vidogo sokoni.The traders built small booths at the market.

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