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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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