"Sing a song"

Translation: Imbeni wimbo

[ArnfinnRet]

How are you supossed to know that they wanted the plural form?

[LizLowson]

exactly - very frustrating!

[EdwardThor2]

This was reported at least a year ago.

[DiegoJaviUnlam]

Etymology (wimbo)

w- +‎ -imba

Noun

wimbo (u class, plural nyimbo)

1) song

From Wiktionary:

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wimbo

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U_class

[EdwardThor2]

Thanks, and what an incredible record you have.

[AbigailHau]

Anybody remember the song in Mighty Joe Young in Swahili? It starts with "Imba wimbo..." and it just makes me happy to remember it any time these words come up in Duolingo. :)

[JudithJane]

thanks AbigailHau! You just introduced me to MIghty Joe YOung!! Beautiful song! (Wimbo wazuri?) Much appreciated!

[BitterPumpkin]

How do you know it was not 'imba wimbo'?

[KevinMacDo286807]

You cannot determine from the english whether it is singlular or plural..imba or imbeni

[jo2dSY]

Thanks