Swahili
mpimaji
um-pee-MA-jee
How to say it
Swahilimpimajium-pee-MA-jeesoon
Englishsurveyorsoon
Frenchgéomètresoon
Meaning
a person who measures, weighs, or surveys something, such as land or quantities.
Good to know
Agent noun from -pima (to measure, to weigh, to survey); mpimaji ardhi is a land surveyor.
Examples
- Mpimaji ardhi alifika shambani asubuhi.The land surveyor arrived at the farm in the morning.
- Je, mpimaji amepima eneo lote?Has the surveyor measured the whole area?
- Hawakumpata mpimaji wa kutumaini.They could not find a reliable surveyor.
- Mpimaji atarudi kupima tena wiki ijayo.The surveyor will come back to measure again next week.
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