Swahili
walimbuko
wah-lee-MBOO-koh
How to say it
Swahiliwalimbukowah-lee-MBOO-kohsoon
Englishgovernessessoon
Frenchgouvernantessoon
Meaning
Governesses or tutors, or in a legal sense, guardians.
Good to know
plural of mlimbuko (m-/wa- class); rare, somewhat formal.
Examples
- Walimbuko wanawafundisha watoto nyumbani.The governesses teach the children at home.
- Je, familia hiyo ina walimbuko wawili?Does that family have two governesses?
- Hawa si walimbuko, ni walimu wa shule.These are not governesses, they are school teachers.
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