mtunzi
MTOO-nzee
How to say it
SwahilimtunziMTOO-nzee
Englishcomposer, author, writer
Frenchcompositeur, auteur
Meaning
A person who creates songs, music, poems or stories.
Good to know
Plural watunzi. Mtunzi wa nyimbo is a songwriter and mtunzi wa mashairi a poet; from kutunga, to compose. A caretaker is mtunzaji, not mtunzi.
Examples
- Mtunzi wa wimbo huo ni mwanamke kutoka Tanga.The composer of that song is a woman from Tanga.
- Shaaban Robert alikuwa mtunzi mashuhuri wa mashairi.Shaaban Robert was a famous poet.
- Watunzi wa vitabu walikutana Dar es Salaam.The authors of books met in Dar es Salaam.
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