Swahili
vibafute
vee-bah-FOO-teh
How to say it
Swahilivibafutevee-bah-FOO-tehsoon
Englishguessing gamessoon
Frenchjeux de devinettesoon
Meaning
Children's guessing games in which players must identify an object hidden in someone's closed hand.
Good to know
plural of kibafute (ki-/vi- class); children's guessing games. Rare, regional word.
Examples
- Watoto walicheza vibafute jioni kijijini.The children played guessing games in the evening in the village.
- Je, vibafute hivyo vinachezwa na wangapi?How many people play those guessing games?
- Hawakumaliza vibafute kabla ya giza kuingia.They did not finish the guessing games before dark fell.
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