indimi

Swahili

ndui

n-DOO-ee

How to say it

Swahilinduin-DOO-eesoon
Englishpustules, smallpoxsoon
Frenchpustules, variolesoon

Meaning

Pustules caused by smallpox; by extension, smallpox itself.

Good to know

plural of udui (u-/N- class); smallpox pustules, or smallpox itself.

Examples

  • Ugonjwa wa ndui uliua watu wengi zamani.Smallpox killed many people in the past.
  • Je, chanjo ya ndui bado inatolewa?Is the smallpox vaccine still given?
  • Hakupata kamwe ndui alipokuwa mtoto.He never got smallpox as a child.
  • Madaktari watapambana na mlipuko wa ndui.The doctors will fight the smallpox outbreak.

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