Swahili
ndwele
n-DWE-le
How to say it
Swahilindwelen-DWE-lesoon
Englishsicknesssoon
Frenchmaladiesoon
Meaning
sickness or illness.
Good to know
a dialectal variant of uele.
Examples
- Alipatwa na ndwele kali wiki iliyopita.He was struck by a severe illness last week.
- Je, ndwele yake imepona?Has his illness healed?
- Hawakujua chanzo cha ndwele hiyo.They did not know the cause of that illness.
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