mkuu

How to say it

Meaning

The person in charge of a group, an office or an area, such as a school or a district; after a noun or a title it means chief or main.

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Plural wakuu, with m/wa agreement: mkuu wa shule, head teacher; wakuu wa mikoa, regional commissioners. After a title: Waziri Mkuu, Prime Minister; mpishi mkuu, head cook.

Examples

• Mkuu wa shule aliwaita wazazi wote.The head teacher called all the parents.
• Mkuu wa wilaya alitembelea hospitali jana.The district commissioner visited the hospital yesterday.
• Kaka yangu ni mhandisi mkuu wa kampuni hiyo.My brother is the chief engineer of that company.

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Forms

mkuru