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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