Swahili
matumbuizo
ma-toom-boo-EE-zoh
How to say it
Swahilimatumbuizoma-toom-boo-EE-zohsoon
Englishlullabiessoon
Frenchberceusessoon
Meaning
Lullabies or soothing songs; also, the refrains of songs.
Good to know
plural of tumbuizo (ji-/ma- class); coastal/literary term.
Examples
- Bibi aliimba matumbuizo kwa wajukuu wake.Grandmother sang lullabies to her grandchildren.
- Je, unakumbuka matumbuizo ya utotoni?Do you remember the lullabies from childhood?
- Hakuna matumbuizo yanayoimbwa siku hizi.No lullabies are sung these days.
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