Swahili
ziwi
ZEE-wee
How to say it
SwahiliziwiZEE-weesoon
Englishdeafsoon
Frenchsourdsoon
Meaning
unable to perceive sound, deaf.
Good to know
adj. deaf
Examples
- Babu yangu ni ziwi, hasikii vizuri.My grandfather is deaf, he doesn't hear well.
- Je, amekuwa ziwi tangu utotoni?Has he been deaf since childhood?
- Hakuwa ziwi, alisikia kila neno tulilosema.He wasn't deaf, he heard every word we said.
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