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Swahili

kumbukumbu

koom-boo-KOOM-boo

How to say it

Swahilikumbukumbukoom-boo-KOOM-boosoon
Englishmemorysoon
Frenchmémoiresoon

Meaning

memory or remembrance, the ability to recall things.

Good to know

ana kumbukumbu nzuri means he has a good memory.

Examples

  • Ana kumbukumbu nzuri sana.He has a very good memory.
  • Kumbukumbu za vita bado ziko wazi kwake.Memories of the war are still vivid to him.
  • Je, una kumbukumbu ya jina lake?Do you have any recollection of his name?
  • Tulifanya sherehe ya kumbukumbu ya miaka kumi.We held a ten-year anniversary commemoration.

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