Swahili
mapadiri
mah-pah-DEE-ree
How to say it
Swahilimapadirimah-pah-DEE-reesoon
Englishpriestssoon
Frenchprêtressoon
Meaning
Christian priests, especially Roman Catholic clergymen.
Good to know
plural of padiri (ji-/ma- class, human referent); wa- agreement; variant spelling alongside mapadri.
Examples
- Mapadiri walifika kanisani asubuhi.The priests arrived at the church in the morning.
- Je, mapadiri hao wanatoka jimbo gani?Which diocese are those priests from?
- Mapadiri hawakukubaliana na mabadiliko hayo.The priests did not agree with those changes.
- Askofu atateua mapadiri wapya mwaka huu.The bishop will appoint new priests this year.
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