Swahili
mayiti
ma-YI-ti
How to say it
Swahilimayitima-YI-tisoon
Englishcorpsesoon
Frenchcadavresoon
Meaning
a dead body, a corpse.
Good to know
variant of "maiti"; refers to a deceased person's body, especially before burial.
Examples
- Mayiti yalizikwa asubuhi ile.The bodies were buried that morning.
- Waliusindikiza mayiti hadi kaburini.They accompanied the corpse to the grave.
- Mayiti ya marehemu yalioshwa kabla ya kuzikwa.The deceased's body was washed before burial.
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