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Swahili

vidumbwi

vee-DOOM-bwee

How to say it

Swahilividumbwivee-DOOM-bweesoon
Englishpuddlessoon
Frenchflaquessoon

Meaning

Small pools or puddles of water.

Good to know

plural of kidumbwi (ki-/vi- class), a variant of kidimbwi.

Examples

  • Watoto walicheza kwenye vidumbwi baada ya mvua.The children played in the puddles after the rain.
  • Je, vidumbwi hivi vina samaki wadogo?Do these puddles have small fish?
  • Vidumbwi havikukauka kwa sababu ya mvua za muda mrefu.The puddles did not dry up because of the long rains.
  • Barabara itajaa vidumbwi tena kesho.The road will fill with puddles again tomorrow.

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