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Swahili

mtakalamu

um-ta-ka-LA-moo

How to say it

Swahilimtakalamuum-ta-ka-LA-moosoon
Englishspeakersoon
Frenchlocuteursoon

Meaning

a speaker; a person who speaks or converses, especially in a formal or eloquent manner.

Good to know

From Arabic mutakallim (speaker); a literary or formal term for someone who speaks.

Examples

  • Mtakalamu yule alizungumza kwa ufasaha mkubwa.That speaker spoke with great eloquence.
  • Je, ni nani mtakalamu wa hafla hii?Who is the speaker at this event?
  • Hakuwa mtakalamu stadi wa hadhara.He was not a skilled public speaker.
  • Mtakalamu atatoa hotuba kesho.The speaker will give a speech tomorrow.

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