Swahili
kizimbi
kee-ZEEM-bee
How to say it
Swahilikizimbikee-ZEEM-beesoon
Englishanimal pensoon
Frenchenclossoon
Meaning
a cage or enclosure for animals, a pen.
Good to know
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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