Swahili
vibinja
vee-BEEN-jah
How to say it
Swahilivibinjavee-BEEN-jahsoon
Englishwhistlessoon
Frenchsiffletssoon
Meaning
Whistles, either the sounds made or the instruments that make them.
Good to know
plural of kibinja (ki-/vi- class); whistles. Rare word.
Examples
- Waamuzi walipuliza vibinja vyao mwanzoni mwa mchezo.The referees blew their whistles at the start of the match.
- Je, vibinja hivyo vilisikika kutoka mbali?Could those whistles be heard from far away?
- Watoto walitengeneza vibinja kwa majani ya miwa.The children made whistles from sugarcane leaves.
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