Swahili
mnyamavu
m-nya-MAH-voo
How to say it
Swahilimnyamavum-nya-MAH-voosoon
Englishtaciturn personsoon
Frenchpersonne taciturnesoon
Meaning
a taciturn or uncommunicative person, someone of few words.
Good to know
taciturn/uncommunicative person
Examples
- Kaka yangu ni mnyamavu, hazungumzi sana.My brother is a quiet man; he doesn't talk much.
- Mnyamavu huyo alikaa kimya mkutano mzima.That silent person stayed quiet through the whole meeting.
- Watu wengine humwona mnyamavu kama mtu wa kiburi.Some people see a taciturn person as arrogant.
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