mtawala

How to say it

Meaning

A person who governs or rules a country or a people, such as a king or a colonial governor; also anyone in power.

Good to know

Plural watawala, with m/wa agreement. Utawala is government or rule; kutawala is to rule. Watawala wa kikoloni are colonial rulers.

Examples

• Mtawala huyo aliongoza nchi kwa miaka thelathini.That ruler led the country for thirty years.
• Wananchi walipinga sheria za watawala wa kikoloni.The people opposed the laws of the colonial rulers.
• Kila mtawala anapaswa kusikiliza watu wake.Every ruler should listen to his people.

Forms

mtawalaji, mtawali, watawala (plural of mtawala, ruler)