Swahili
vivunjo
vee-VOON-joh
How to say it
Swahilivivunjovee-VOON-johsoon
Englishbreakssoon
Frenchcassuressoon
Meaning
Acts of breaking or splintering something, including bone fractures or mechanical breakdowns.
Good to know
plural of kivunjo (ki-/vi- class).
Examples
- Ajali hiyo ilisababisha vivunjo vya mifupa.That accident caused fractures of the bones.
- Je, vivunjo hivi vinaweza kutibiwa?Can these fractures be treated?
- Vivunjo vya mfumo huo havikutarajiwa.The breakdowns of that system were not expected.
- Wataalamu watachunguza vivunjo hivyo kesho.The experts will examine those breakdowns tomorrow.
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