Swahili
bedawi
beh-DAH-wee
How to say it
Swahilibedawibeh-DAH-weesoon
Englishbedouinsoon
Frenchbédouinsoon
Meaning
a member of a nomadic desert-dwelling Arab people; a desert nomad.
Good to know
a variant of bedui; can refer to any desert nomad, not only Arabs.
Examples
- Bedawi alisafiri jangwani kwa ngamia.The bedouin traveled through the desert by camel.
- Je, umewahi kukutana na bedawi?Have you ever met a bedouin?
- Hawakuwa bedawi wa asili.They were not native bedouins.
- Bedawi hao watahamia eneo jingine.Those bedouins will move to another area.
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