Swahili
wakumbufu
wah-koom-BOO-foo
How to say it
Swahiliwakumbufuwah-koom-BOO-foosoon
Englishpeople with great memorysoon
Frenchpersonnes à excellente mémoiresoon
Meaning
People with excellent memories, who easily remember things.
Good to know
plural of mkumbufu (m-/wa- class), from kukumbuka (to remember).
Examples
- Wakumbufu hukumbuka majina ya watu wote.People with great memory remember everyone's names.
- Je, wewe ni mmoja wa wakumbufu darasani?Are you one of the ones with a great memory in class?
- Hatuwezi kuitwa wakumbufu, tunasahau mara nyingi.We can't be called people with great memory, we forget often.
- Wakumbufu watashinda mashindano ya kumbukumbu.People with great memory will win the memory competition.
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