mla watu
MLAH WAH-too
How to say it
Swahilimla watuMLAH WAH-toosoon
Englishcannibal; man-eatersoon
Frenchcannibale; mangeur d’hommessoon
Meaning
A person who eats human flesh, or an animal, such as a lion or a shark, known to kill and eat people.
Good to know
Plural wala watu. Built from mla, one who eats, and watu, people; simba mla watu is a man eating lion.
Examples
- Hadithi za zamani zilisimulia kuhusu jitu mla watu.Old stories told of a man eating giant.
- Wanakijiji walimwogopa simba mla watu aliyezunguka usiku.The villagers feared the man eating lion that prowled at night.
- Si kila papa ni mla watu.Not every shark is a man eater.
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