kikongwe

How to say it

Meaning

a very old, feeble person, bent over from age.

Good to know

often paired with the verb enda (enda kikongwe), to walk bent over with age.

Examples

• Yule kikongwe anahitaji msaada wa kutembea.That frail old person needs help walking.
• Babu ameanza kuenda kikongwe siku hizi.Grandfather has started walking bent over these days.
• Kijijini kwetu kuna wakongwe wachache.In our village there are few very old people left.
• Kikongwe kile kimeketi nje ya nyumba.That old, feeble person sat outside the house.