mbuji

How to say it

Meaning

a person from Madagascar, called Buki in old Swahili usage.

Good to know

wa- class (people); an older term, a variant spelling of mmbuji, related to mbuki, the historic Swahili name for Madagascar.

Examples

• Mzee yule ni mbuji, ametoka Madagaska.That old man is Malagasy; he comes from Madagascar.
• Je, wabuji wengi wanaishi Zanzibar?Do many Malagasy people live in Zanzibar?
• Hakuwa mbuji, alikuwa Mwarabu.He was not Malagasy; he was Arab.
• Wabuji watafika kesho kwa meli.The Malagasy people will arrive tomorrow by ship.