Swahili
kivumbi
kee-VOOM-bee
How to say it
Swahilikivumbikee-VOOM-beesoon
Englishdustsoon
Frenchpoussièresoon
Meaning
dust or haze in the air, often seen during dry weather or after disturbance of the ground.
Good to know
Kivumbi can affect visibility on the road.
Examples
- Kivumbi kinatanda barabarani.Dust is settling on the road.
- Tunaweza kuona kivumbi kutoka mbali.We can see dust from afar.
- Kivumbi kilijaa barabarani baada ya gari kupita.Dust filled the road after the car passed.
- Je, kivumbi hicho kinatoka wapi?Where is that dust coming from?
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