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Swahili

kizimbi

kee-ZEEM-bee

How to say it

Swahilikizimbikee-ZEEM-beesoon
Englishanimal pensoon
Frenchenclossoon

Meaning

a cage or enclosure for animals, a pen.

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a variant of kizimba, an enclosure such as a chicken coop or animal pen.

Examples

  • Kuku waliwekwa ndani ya kizimbi.The chickens were put inside the pen.
  • Walijenga kizimbi kipya kwa mbwa.They built a new pen for the dog.
  • Je, kizimbi hicho ni kikubwa vya kutosha?Is that pen big enough?
  • Ndege aliyefungwa kizimbini alitaka kuruka.The bird locked in the cage wanted to fly.

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