kivuli
kee-VOO-lee
How to say it
Swahilikivulikee-VOO-leesoon
Meaning
The dark area or shape made when something blocks the light of the sun; a shady place, and figuratively being overshadowed by someone else.
Good to know
Ki/vi class noun: plural vivuli. Chini ya kivuli cha means in the shade of, also figuratively. In politics, waziri kivuli is an opposition shadow minister.
Examples
- Tulipumzika chini ya kivuli cha mwembe.We rested in the shade of the mango tree.
- Jioni vivuli vya miti vinakuwa virefu.In the evening the shadows of the trees grow long.
- Aliishi miaka mingi katika kivuli cha kaka yake.He lived for many years in his brother's shadow.
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