Swahili
msikwao
m-see-KWAH-oh
How to say it
Swahilimsikwaom-see-KWAH-ohsoon
Englishvagrantsoon
Frenchvagabondsoon
Meaning
a person who has no home of their own; a wanderer or vagrant.
Good to know
figuratively used in a political sense for a cosmopolitan, someone without ties to one place.
Examples
- Msikwao alilala mtaani usiku ule.The homeless wanderer slept on the street that night.
- Je, msikwao huyo ana familia?Does that vagrant have a family?
- Msikwao alitembea mji hadi mji.The wanderer traveled from town to town.
- Hakuwa msikwao, alikuwa na nyumba yake.He was not homeless, he had his own house.
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