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Swahili

vipokeo

vee-poh-KEH-oh

How to say it

Swahilivipokeovee-poh-KEH-ohsoon
Englishchorusessoon
Frenchrefrainssoon

Meaning

Repeated musical responses or choruses that answer the lead singer's line in call-and-response singing.

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plural of kipokeo (ki-/vi- class).

Examples

  • Vipokeo vya wimbo huu vinapendeza sana.The choruses of this song are very pleasing.
  • Je, unakumbuka vipokeo vya nyimbo za zamani?Do you remember the choruses of the old songs?
  • Vipokeo hivi si rahisi kuimba.These choruses are not easy to sing.
  • Kwaya itaimba vipokeo kesho.The choir will sing the choruses tomorrow.

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