"Gentle"

Translation: Taratibu

[DiegoJaviUnlam]

According to Wiktionary "taratibu" would be an adverb:

carefully (with care)

(It would also be "gently")

From Wiktionary: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/taratibu

[BwanaSimba]

I believe "taratibu" and "pole" can often be interchanged, where "taratibu" has more the meaning of orderly or composed and "pole" the meaning of calm or careful.

[Catriona28475]

Isn't "pole" an expression of sympathy whereas "polepole" means slowly/gently?

[EileenRaff2]

Thanks. That is helpful. I would have used upole normally but I can see how the sense can be extended.