Swahili
mkwao
m-KWAH-oh
How to say it
Swahilimkwaom-KWAH-ohsoon
Englishfellow villagersoon
Frenchcompatriotesoon
Meaning
a fellow villager or fellow countryman.
Good to know
used to stress shared origin, someone from the same home area as the speaker.
Examples
- Huyu ni mkwao wangu kutoka kijijini.This is my fellow villager from home.
- Alimsaidia kwa sababu ni mkwao.He helped him because he's from the same village.
- Je, huyu bwana ni mkwao wako?Is this man your fellow countryman?
- Wakwao wote walikutana sherehe za mwaka.All the people from his home area met at the annual celebration.
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