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mwajiri

mwah-JEE-ree

How to say it

Swahilimwajirimwah-JEE-ree
Englishemployer
Frenchemployeur

Meaning

A person, company or government office that gives people work and pays them wages.

Good to know

M class noun for people, plural waajiri, from kuajiri, to employ. The worker is mwajiriwa, plural waajiriwa, and the job is ajira.

Examples

  • Mwajiri wangu amenipa likizo ya wiki mbili.My employer has given me two weeks' leave.
  • Serikali ndiyo mwajiri mkubwa nchini.The government is the largest employer in the country.
  • Kila mwajiri anapaswa kuwalipa wafanyakazi kwa wakati.Every employer must pay workers on time.

Forms

waajiri (plural of mwajiri, employer)

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