indimi

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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