mtunga
MTOO-ngah
How to say it
SwahilimtungaMTOO-ngahsoon
Meaning
A person who composes or makes up something, used mostly joined to what is made: laws, policies or songs.
Good to know
Plural watunga. Almost always followed by the thing made: mtunga sheria, lawmaker; watunga sera, policy makers. For a composer or author alone, mtunzi is usual.
Examples
- Mtunga sheria huyo alipinga muswada mpya.That lawmaker opposed the new bill.
- Watunga sera wanapaswa kusikiliza wakulima.Policy makers should listen to farmers.
- Kila mtunga sheria ana jukumu kwa wapiga kura wake.Every lawmaker has a duty to his voters.
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