mbilikimo

How to say it

Meaning

A person of unusually small stature. It is also used, sometimes in an old-fashioned way, for the Pygmy peoples of the forests of central Africa, such as the Twa.

Good to know

N class noun that takes m/wa agreement, the plural is also mbilikimo. It can hurt when used of a person; mtu mfupi, a short person, is kinder.

Examples

• Katika hadithi hiyo, mbilikimo aliishi msituni.In that story, a dwarf lived in the forest.
• Mwigizaji huyo mbilikimo hucheza nafasi za watoto.That actor of small stature plays children’s roles.
• Jamii za mbilikimo huishi kwa kuwinda na kukusanya matunda.Pygmy communities live by hunting and gathering fruit.

The same word in

Forms

mbilikitno