Swahili
mfyeka
m-FYE-ka
How to say it
Swahilimfyekam-FYE-kasoon
Englishland clearersoon
Frenchdéfricheursoon
Meaning
a person who clears land or cuts down trees, a land-clearer.
Good to know
from -fyeka (to clear, cut down brush or trees).
Examples
- Mfyeka alisafisha shamba kwa jembe.The land-clearer cleared the field with a hoe.
- Je, mfyeka huyu anafanya kazi kwa haraka?Does this land-clearer work fast?
- Hakuwa mfyeka wa msitu mzima.He wasn't the one who cleared the whole forest.
- Wafyeka watamaliza shamba wiki hii.The land-clearers will finish the field this week.
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