Swahili
mwanamke
mwah-NAHM-keh
How to say it
Swahilimwanamkemwah-NAHM-kehsoon
Englishwomansoon
Frenchfemmesoon
Meaning
an adult female human, a woman.
Good to know
woman
Examples
- Mwanamke alitembea sokoni akiwa amebeba mtoto.A woman walked in the market carrying a child.
- Je, mwanamke yule ni nani?Who is that woman?
- Hakuwa mwanamke, alikuwa msichana mdogo.She wasn't a woman, she was a young girl.
- Wanawake wengi walishiriki mkutano huo.Many women attended that meeting.