Swahili
mjanja
m-JA-nja
How to say it
Swahilimjanjam-JA-njasoon
Englishdeceiversoon
Frenchtrompeur, voleursoon
Meaning
a cunning, deceitful person; a swindler or trickster.
Good to know
also used more mildly to mean 'a clever, streetwise person'.
Examples
- Mjanja yule alimdanganya mzee kununua bidhaa bandia.That swindler tricked the old man into buying fake goods.
- Je, unamfahamu mjanja aliyeiba pesa dukani?Do you know the trickster who stole money from the shop?
- Usimwamini, ni mjanja sana.Don't trust him, he's very cunning.
- Kijana huyu ni mjanja wa kibiashara.This young man is a shrewd businessman.
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