Swahili
mpungufu
m-poon-GOO-foo
How to say it
Swahilimpungufum-poon-GOO-foosoon
Englishdeficient personsoon
Frenchpersonne déficientesoon
Meaning
a person who has a deficiency or defect, especially one lacking in mental capacity.
Good to know
mpungufu wa akili is a common phrase meaning a mentally deficient or foolish person.
Examples
- Mtu huyu ni mpungufu wa akili.This person is mentally deficient/foolish.
- Usimchekelee mpungufu, mheshimu.Do not mock the deficient person, respect him.
- Je, kwa nini unamwita mpungufu?Why do you call him deficient?
- Hakuwa mpungufu, alikuwa mzima kabisa.He was not deficient, he was completely fine.
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