Swahili
kilio
ki-LI-o
How to say it
Swahilikilioki-LI-osoon
Englishweepingsoon
Frenchpleurssoon
Meaning
a sound of crying or weeping, especially lamentation or mourning.
Good to know
a very common word; in grammar it is also the term for an interjection.
Examples
- Kilio kikubwa kilisikika kutoka nyumbani.A loud cry was heard from the house.
- Familia ililia kwa kilio kikuu msibani.The family wept with great mourning at the funeral.
- Je, ni nini kilichosababisha kilio hiki?What caused this crying?
- Hakukuwa na kilio siku ya harusi, bali furaha.There was no weeping on the wedding day, only joy.
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