Swahili
mfichifichi
um-fee-chee-FEE-chee
How to say it
Swahilimfichifichium-fee-chee-FEE-cheesoon
Englishsecretive personsoon
Frenchcachottiersoon
Meaning
a secretive or reserved person, someone sly and crafty.
Good to know
m- wa- class (people); a reduplicated form of mficha, from kuficha, to hide.
Examples
- Mfichifichi hasemi ukweli wote.The secretive person does not tell the whole truth.
- Je, kwa nini uko mfichifichi hivi?Why are you being so secretive?
- Si mfichifichi, huwa wazi kila wakati.He is not secretive; he is always open.
- Wafichifichi hawaaminiki kazini.Secretive people are not trusted at work.
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