ukumbuo

How to say it

Meaning

a thing that serves as a reminder or memento of someone or something; a remembrance.

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derived from -kumbuka (to remember); closely related to ukumbusho (reminder, memorial).

Examples

• Picha hii ni ukumbuo wa safari yetu.This photo is a remembrance of our trip.
• Je, una ukumbuo wowote wa babu yako?Do you have any memento of your grandfather?
• Sina ukumbuo wa siku ile.I have no remembrance of that day.
• Kesho tutaweka ukumbuo mpya ukutani.Tomorrow we will put up a new memento on the wall.

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