kuimba
koo-EEM-bah
How to say it
Swahilikuimbakoo-EEM-bah
Englishto sing
Frenchchanter
Meaning
To make music with the voice, singing words or sounds to a tune.
Good to know
Kuimba wimbo, to sing a song; kuimba kwaya, to sing in a choir. Mwimbaji is a singer; wimbo is a song, plural nyimbo.
Examples
- Anaimba katika kwaya ya kanisa.She sings in the church choir.
- Watoto waliimba wimbo wa taifa.The children sang the national anthem.
- Ninapenda kuimba nikiwa jikoni.I like singing when I am in the kitchen.
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