vimba

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Meaning

Corpses, a rare, old-fashioned term.

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plural of kimba (ki-/vi- class); rare, archaic/literary register.

Examples

• Waandishi wa kale walitumia neno vimba kwa maiti.Old writers used the word vimba for corpses.
• Vimba viligunduliwa baada ya vita hivyo vya kale.Corpses were discovered after that old war.
• Neno vimba halitumiki tena katika mazungumzo ya kila siku.The word vimba is no longer used in everyday conversation.

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