Swahili
mwanamume
mwah-nah-MOO-meh
How to say it
Swahilimwanamumemwah-nah-MOO-mehsoon
Englishmansoon
Frenchhommesoon
Meaning
an adult male human, a man.
Good to know
man
Examples
- Mwanamume alijenga nyumba peke yake.The man built the house by himself.
- Je, mwanamume yule ni baba yako?Is that man your father?
- Hakuwa mwanamume, alikuwa kijana tu.He wasn't a grown man, he was just a boy.
- Wanaume wengi walikusanyika uwanjani.Many men gathered at the field.