mbunifu
mboo-NEE-foo
How to say it
Swahilimbunifumboo-NEE-foo
Englishdesigner; creative person, innovator
Frenchcréateur, designer; personne inventive
Meaning
A person who designs things such as clothes, buildings or products, or anyone who comes up with new ideas and ways of doing things; used also to describe such a person as creative.
Good to know
M/wa class noun: plural wabunifu. Mbunifu wa mitindo is a fashion designer; kuwa mbunifu means to be creative. Ubunifu is creativity or innovation.
Examples
- Dada yake ni mbunifu wa mitindo jijini Nairobi.His sister is a fashion designer in the city of Nairobi.
- Mkulima huyu ni mbunifu, anavuna maji ya mvua kwa mabomba.This farmer is inventive: he harvests rainwater with pipes.
- Wabunifu wachanga walionyesha kazi zao kwenye maonyesho.Young designers showed their work at the exhibition.
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