Swahili
makambusi
mah-kahm-BOO-see
How to say it
Swahilimakambusimah-kahm-BOO-seesoon
Englishlutessoon
Frenchluthssoon
Meaning
Small stringed instruments resembling lutes, played in traditional coastal music.
Good to know
plural of kambusi (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular). Rare.
Examples
- Wasanii walipiga makambusi kwenye tamasha la pwani.The musicians played lutes at the coastal festival.
- Je, makambusi haya yametengenezwa Lamu?Were these lutes made in Lamu?
- Makambusi hayakuimba vizuri baada ya mvua.The lutes did not sound good after the rain.
Not yet checked by a native speaker.