kinywa
KEE-nywah
How to say it
SwahilikinywaKEE-nywahsoon
Englishmouth
Frenchbouche
Meaning
The opening in the face used for eating and speaking; also the mouth of a river, where it flows into the sea or a lake.
Good to know
Plural vinywa (ki and vi class). Kiamsha kinywa is breakfast, and kufungua kinywa means to open one's mouth, to speak.
Examples
- Funga kinywa chako unapotafuna chakula.Close your mouth when you chew food.
- Daktari aliniambia nifungue kinywa changu.The doctor told me to open my mouth.
- Tulikula kiamsha kinywa pamoja saa mbili asubuhi.We had breakfast together at eight in the morning.
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