Swahili
yatima
yah-TEE-mah
How to say it
Swahiliyatimayah-TEE-mahsoon
Englishorphansoon
Frenchorphelinsoon
Meaning
a child whose parents have died, an orphan.
Good to know
orphan, nyumba ya mayatima. orphanage
Examples
- Watoto yatima waliishi katika nyumba ya mayatima.The orphan children lived in an orphanage.
- Je, kijana huyu ni yatima?Is this young man an orphan?
- Hakuwa yatima, wazazi wake wote wako hai.He wasn't an orphan, both his parents are alive.
- Shirika hilo linasaidia mayatima wengi.That organization helps many orphans.
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