Swahili
mgawanyi
um-gah-WAH-nyee
How to say it
Swahilimgawanyium-gah-WAH-nyeesoon
Englishdistributorsoon
Frenchdistributeursoon
Meaning
a person who divides or distributes something among others.
Good to know
m- wa- class (people); from kugawanya, to divide or split up.
Examples
- Mgawanyi aligawa chakula kwa usawa.The distributor divided the food equally.
- Je, mgawanyi wa mali ni nani?Who is the distributor of the property?
- Mgawanyi hakugawa haki.The distributor did not divide it fairly.
- Wagawanyi watafika kesho asubuhi.The distributors will arrive tomorrow morning.
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