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mchumi

MCHOO-mee

How to say it

SwahilimchumiMCHOO-meesoon
Englisheconomistsoon
Frenchéconomistesoon

Meaning

A person trained in economics who studies how money, trade, production and prices work in a country or in the world.

Good to know

M/wa class noun, plural wachumi, related to uchumi, economy. Mchumi mkuu is a chief economist.

Examples

  • Mchumi huyo ametabiri kwamba bei zitashuka.The economist has predicted that prices will fall.
  • Wachumi wanasema uchumi unakua kwa kasi.Economists say the economy is growing fast.
  • Dada yangu anataka kuwa mchumi.My sister wants to become an economist.

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