mkulima
mkoo-LEE-mah
How to say it
Swahilimkulimamkoo-LEE-mahsoon
Englishfarmer
Frenchagriculteur, cultivateursoon
Meaning
A person who grows crops or keeps animals, often a small farmer who works the land by hand.
Good to know
Plural wakulima, with m/wa agreement. Kilimo is farming and kulima to cultivate; wakulima wadogo are smallholder farmers.
Examples
- Baba yangu ni mkulima wa kahawa.My father is a coffee farmer.
- Wakulima wanasubiri mvua ianze.The farmers are waiting for the rain to start.
- Mkulima huyu anavuna mahindi mengi kila mwaka.This farmer harvests a lot of maize every year.
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