Swahili
kikulia
ki-ku-LI-a
How to say it
Swahilikikuliaki-ku-LI-asoon
Englishnot native-bornsoon
Frenchnon natifsoon
Meaning
a person who grew up in a place but was not born there.
Good to know
someone who grew up in a place (but was not born there)
Examples
- Yeye ni kikulia cha mji huu, ingawa alizaliwa kijijini.He is someone who grew up in this town, even though he was born in the village.
- Sisi ni vikulia vya Dar es Salaam.We grew up in Dar es Salaam.
- Je, wewe ni mzawa au kikulia?Are you a native, or did you just grow up here?
- Kama kikulia, anaijua vizuri miji hii.As someone who grew up here, he knows this town well.
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