Swahili
viokote
vee-oh-KOH-teh
How to say it
Swahiliviokotevee-oh-KOH-tehsoon
Englishfoundlingssoon
Frenchenfants trouvéssoon
Meaning
Foundlings, children that have been abandoned and found.
Good to know
plural of kiokote (ki-/vi- class); refers to people so it takes human (wa-) agreement, e.g. 'viokote hawa wana...'.
Examples
- Viokote hao walilelewa na jamii.Those foundlings were raised by the community.
- Je, viokote hawa wana wazazi wanaojulikana?Do these foundlings have known parents?
- Viokote hawakuwahi kujua asili yao.The foundlings never learned their origins.
- Mashirika ya kijamii yatawasaidia viokote hao.Social organizations will help those foundlings.
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