Swahili
diwani
di-WA-ni
How to say it
Swahilidiwanidi-WA-nisoon
Englishcouncilorsoon
Frenchconseillersoon
Meaning
a councilor or civic leader, or a collection of poems by a single poet.
Good to know
modern usage refers to an elected local councilor; the older literary sense refers to a poet's collected works.
Examples
- Diwani wa kata alifika mkutanoni.The ward councilor arrived at the meeting.
- Alichapisha diwani yake ya kwanza ya mashairi.He published his first collection of poems.
- Je, umemchagua diwani gani mwaka huu?Which councilor did you elect this year?
- Hawakumkubali diwani mpya wa kijiji.They did not accept the new village leader.
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