Swahili
mang'ungumu
mahng-oon-GOO-moo
How to say it
Swahilimang'ungumumahng-oon-GOO-moosoon
Englishsecretlysoon
Frenchsecrètementsoon
Meaning
secretly, surreptitiously, or confidentially.
Good to know
adv. rare secretly, surreptiti- ously, on the sly, confidentially. (- siri.) mangwaji pi. ostentation, vanity. mani, man man (unit of weight: three pounds, 1.4 kg)
Examples
- Walipanga njama mang'ungumu.They plotted secretly.
- Alimweleza siri hiyo mang'ungumu.He told him that secret confidentially.
- Mkutano ulifanyika mang'ungumu, mbali na watu.The meeting was held secretly, away from people.
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