kutalikiana
koo-tah-lee-kee-AH-nah
How to say it
Swahilikutalikianakoo-tah-lee-kee-AH-nahsoon
Englishto divorce (each other)soon
Frenchdivorcersoon
Meaning
Said of a married couple who end their marriage by law or by custom.
Good to know
The reciprocal of kutaliki, to divorce: the subject is the couple, or one spouse with na: alitalikiana na mumewe, she divorced her husband. A divorce is talaka.
Examples
- Wazazi wake walitalikiana alipokuwa mdogo.His parents divorced when he was small.
- Wanandoa wengi hutalikiana kwa sababu ya fedha.Many couples divorce because of money.
- Waliamua kutalikiana lakini wakabaki marafiki.They decided to divorce but remained friends.
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