kipunguo

How to say it

Meaning

a lessening or decrease in amount, or the state of something being missing or insufficient.

Good to know

Used for both a quantitative reduction (price, size) and an abstract lack of something needed.

Examples

• Kuna kipunguo cha chakula mjini kwa sasa.There is a food shortage in town right now.
• Kipunguo cha mvua kimeathiri mavuno.The decrease in rainfall has affected the harvest.
• Je, kipunguo hiki cha mshahara kitadumu muda gani?How long will this salary reduction last?
• Hakuna kipunguo cha wafanyakazi mwaka huu.There's no reduction in staff this year.