Swahili
vibiongo
vee-bee-OHN-goh
How to say it
Swahilivibiongovee-bee-OHN-gohsoon
Englishstooped peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes voûtéessoon
Meaning
People who stoop or walk bent over, from age or illness.
Good to know
plural of kibiongo (ki-/vi- class); people who stoop or walk bent over. Neutral, clinical descriptive term.
Examples
- Vijijini kuna wazee wachache waliokuwa vibiongo.In the village there were a few elders who were stooped.
- Je, vibiongo hao walipata matibabu?Did those stooped people get treatment?
- Ugonjwa uliwafanya kuwa vibiongo wakiwa bado vijana.The illness made them stooped while still young.
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