Swahili
wimbo
WEE-mboh
How to say it
SwahiliwimboWEE-mbohsoon
Englishsongsoon
Frenchchantsoon
Meaning
a song, hymn, or anthem.
Good to know
song, hymn, anthem. wimbo wa dini. hymn. wimbo wa Tanganyika, the (na- tional) anthem of Tanganyika
Examples
- Watoto waliimba wimbo shuleni.The children sang a song at school.
- Je, unaujua wimbo wa taifa?Do you know the national anthem?
- Hawakuimba wimbo wowote kanisani leo.They didn't sing any hymn at church today.
- Wimbo huo utaimbwa sherehe za uhuru.That song will be sung at the independence celebrations.
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