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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