kiwete

How to say it

Meaning

a lame or crippled person, or the condition of lameness itself.

Good to know

used both as a noun for a person who limps and as an adjective meaning lame or crippled; enda kiwete means to walk with a limp.

Examples

• Mzee yule ni kiwete tangu utotoni.That old man has been lame since childhood.
• Aliumia mguu na sasa anaenda kiwete.He hurt his leg and now walks with a limp.
• Je, kiwete anaweza kucheza mpira?Can a lame person play football?
• Alitembea kiwete baada ya ajali.He walked with a limp after the accident.

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