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Swahili

vibuzi

vee-BOO-zee

How to say it

Swahilivibuzivee-BOO-zeesoon
Englishyoung goatssoon
Frenchchevreauxsoon

Meaning

Small young goats, or coconut graters shaped like a small stool with a serrated blade.

Good to know

plural of kibuzi (ki-/vi- class); diminutive of mbuzi (goat); also a type of coconut grater.

Examples

  • Vibuzi vinacheza uwanjani kila jioni.The young goats play in the yard every evening.
  • Je, una vibuzi vingapi nyumbani?How many young goats do you have at home?
  • Vibuzi hivi havijanyonya tena, vinakula majani.These young goats no longer nurse; they eat grass.
  • Mkulima atauza vibuzi wakati wa msimu ujao.The farmer will sell the young goats next season.

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