Swahili
mitulinga
mee-too-LEEN-gah
How to say it
Swahilimitulingamee-too-LEEN-gahsoon
Englishcollarbonessoon
Frenchclaviculessoon
Meaning
The collarbones, or by extension the shoulder blades.
Good to know
Plural of mtulinga (m-/mi- class); anatomical term, less common than bega (shoulder). Rare word.
Examples
- Daktari alichunguza mitulinga ya mtoto baada ya anguko.The doctor examined the child's collarbones after the fall.
- Je, mitulinga hii imevunjika?Are these collarbones broken?
- Mitulinga yake haikuumia sana kwenye ajali.His collarbones were not badly hurt in the accident.
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