Swahili
mwanamaji
mwah-nah-MAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimwanamajimwah-nah-MAH-jeesoon
Englishsailorsoon
Frenchmarinsoon
Meaning
a sailor or seaman.
Good to know
sailor, seaman
Examples
- Mwanamaji alifanya kazi meli nzima.The sailor worked on the whole ship.
- Je, mwanamaji huyu anajua kuogelea vizuri?Does this sailor know how to swim well?
- Hakuwa mwanamaji, alikuwa mvuvi wa pwani.He wasn't a sailor, he was a coastal fisherman.
- Wanamaji walirudi bandarini jioni.The sailors returned to the harbor in the evening.
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