kiwa

How to say it

Meaning

poor, solitary, abandoned, or outcast; used of a person left alone or of something isolated.

Good to know

describes someone left destitute and alone, or something standing isolated.

Examples

• Mzee huyo aliishi maisha ya kiwa.That old man lived a solitary, abandoned life.
• Baada ya kufukuzwa, alibaki kiwa.After being cast out, he was left an outcast.
• Je, unamwacha kiwa hivi tu?Are you just leaving him abandoned like this?
• Nyumba ile ilisimama kiwa shambani.That house stood isolated in the field.

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