Swahili
vibirikizi
vee-bee-ree-KEE-zee
How to say it
Swahilivibirikizivee-bee-ree-KEE-zeesoon
Englishsummonsessoon
Frenchconvocationssoon
Meaning
Public summonses or proclamations, announced aloud.
Good to know
plural of kibirikizi (ki-/vi- class); public summonses announced aloud. Rare, archaic word.
Examples
- Mtangazaji alitoa vibirikizi kuwaita wanakijiji mkutanoni.The town crier issued summonses calling the villagers to a meeting.
- Je, vibirikizi hivyo vilisikika kijiji kizima?Were those summonses heard throughout the village?
- Watu hawakuitikia vibirikizi vya asubuhi hiyo.People did not respond to that morning's summonses.
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