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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