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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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