Swahili
majambazi
mah-jahm-BAH-zee
How to say it
Swahilimajambazimah-jahm-BAH-zeesoon
Englishgangsterssoon
Frenchbanditssoon
Meaning
Armed robbers or gangsters who prey on others by force, considered as a group.
Good to know
plural of jambazi (li-/ma- class); human referent, takes wa- agreement; common in crime news.
Examples
- Majambazi waliivamia benki jana usiku.Gangsters robbed the bank last night.
- Je, majambazi hao walikimbia na pesa?Did those gangsters escape with the money?
- Polisi hawakuwakamata majambazi wote.Police did not catch all the gangsters.
- Wananchi waliwafukuza majambazi mtaani.Residents chased the gangsters out of the neighborhood.
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