Swahili
mchimbuzi
um-chee-MBOO-zee
How to say it
Swahilimchimbuzium-chee-MBOO-zeesoon
Englishminer, diggersoon
Frenchmineursoon
Meaning
someone who digs for a living, such as a laborer, miner, or gold-digger.
Good to know
m- wa- class (people); from kuchimbua, to dig something up or extract it.
Examples
- Mchimbuzi alipata dhahabu nyingi.The miner found a lot of gold.
- Je, baba yako ni mchimbuzi?Is your father a miner?
- Mchimbuzi hakupata chochote leo.The digger found nothing today.
- Wachimbuzi watashuka machimboni kesho.The miners will go down into the mine tomorrow.
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