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Swahili

mbukuzi

mboo-KOO-zee

How to say it

Swahilimbukuzimboo-KOO-zeesoon
Englishharvestersoon
Frenchmoissonneursoon

Meaning

a person who digs up or harvests root crops such as cassava.

Good to know

m- wa- class (people); an agent noun from kubukua, to dig up or unearth.

Examples

  • Mbukuzi alichimba mihogo shambani.The harvester dug up cassava in the field.
  • Je, wewe ni mbukuzi wa viazi?Are you a potato harvester?
  • Mbukuzi hafanyi kazi mvuani.The harvester does not work in the rain.
  • Wabukuzi watavuna kesho asubuhi.The harvesters will harvest tomorrow morning.

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