Swahili
mtega
m-TE-ga
How to say it
Swahilimtegam-TE-gasoon
Englishtrappersoon
Frenchpiégeursoon
Meaning
one who sets traps; a trapper.
Good to know
a variant of mtegaji, from -tega, to set a trap.
Examples
- Mtega aliweka mtego msituni.The trapper set a snare in the forest.
- Mtega huyo hutega ndege wengi.That trapper catches many birds.
- Je, mtega amepata mnyama leo?Has the trapper caught an animal today?
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