mnufaika
mnoo-fah-EE-kah
How to say it
Swahilimnufaikamnoo-fah-EE-kahsoon
Englishbeneficiarysoon
Frenchbénéficiairesoon
Meaning
A person who receives help, money or another advantage from a program, a law or an arrangement.
Good to know
M/wa noun, plural wanufaika, which is more common: wanufaika wa mikopo, loan beneficiaries. From kunufaika, to benefit.
Examples
- Kila mnufaika atapokea shilingi elfu hamsini.Each beneficiary will receive fifty thousand shillings.
- Wanufaika wa mradi ni wakulima wadogo.The beneficiaries of the project are small farmers.
- Mnufaika mkubwa wa mkataba huo ni kampuni ya kigeni.The main beneficiary of that contract is a foreign company.
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