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Swahili

mpangishi

m-pa-NGEE-shee

How to say it

Swahilimpangishim-pa-NGEE-sheesoon
Englishlandlordsoon
Frenchbailleursoon

Meaning

a landlord or lessor, one who lets out property to a tenant, from the causative -pangisha.

Good to know

distinct from mpangaji, the tenant who rents from the mpangishi.

Examples

  • Mpangishi aliongeza kodi ya nyumba mwezi huu.The landlord raised the rent this month.
  • Tulikutana na mpangishi kusaini mkataba.We met the landlord to sign the lease.
  • Mpangishi alimtaka mpangaji alipe mapema.The landlord asked the tenant to pay early.
  • Je, mpangishi wa nyumba hii anaishi karibu?Does the landlord of this house live nearby?

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