Swahili
milungura
mee-loo-NGOO-rah
How to say it
Swahilimilunguramee-loo-NGOO-rahsoon
Englishbribessoon
Frenchpots-de-vinsoon
Meaning
Bribes; money or gifts given illicitly to influence someone, especially an official.
Good to know
plural of mlungura (m-/mi- class); formal/legal register, common in discussions of corruption.
Examples
- Maafisa hao walikamatwa wakipokea milungura.Those officials were arrested receiving bribes.
- Je, milungura imeripotiwa kwa mamlaka husika?Have the bribes been reported to the relevant authorities?
- Hazikuwa zawadi za kawaida bali milungura.They were not ordinary gifts but bribes.
- Serikali itapambana na milungura katika taasisi za umma.The government will fight bribes in public institutions.
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