Swahili
makafiri
mah-kah-FEE-ree
How to say it
Swahilimakafirimah-kah-FEE-reesoon
Englishunbelieverssoon
Frenchincroyantssoon
Meaning
People who do not believe in a particular faith, unbelievers or infidels.
Good to know
plural of kafiri (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular); refers to people, so it takes wa- verb agreement.
Examples
- Mhubiri aliwaita wasikilizaji makafiri.The preacher called the listeners unbelievers.
- Je, ni sahihi kuwaita watu makafiri?Is it right to call people unbelievers?
- Hawakuwa makafiri kama alivyodai.They were not unbelievers as he claimed.
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