Swahili
tumbiri
tu-MBI-ri
How to say it
Swahilitumbiritu-MBI-risoon
Englishmonkeysoon
Frenchsingesoon
Meaning
a monkey; a variant spelling of tumbili.
Good to know
see tumbili
Examples
- Tumbiri walicheza juu ya miti.The monkeys played up in the trees.
- Tumbiri aliiba ndizi sokoni.A monkey stole a banana at the market.
- Watoto waliwaogopa tumbiri msituni.The children were afraid of the monkeys in the forest.
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