Swahili
mwananchi
mwah-NAHN-chee
How to say it
Swahilimwananchimwah-NAHN-cheesoon
Englishcitizensoon
Frenchcitoyensoon
Meaning
a citizen or inhabitant of a country.
Good to know
inhabitant (of a country), citizen
Examples
- Kila mwananchi ana haki ya kupiga kura.Every citizen has the right to vote.
- Je, wewe ni mwananchi wa nchi hii?Are you a citizen of this country?
- Hakuwa mwananchi, alikuwa mgeni.He wasn't a citizen, he was a foreigner.
- Wananchi wote walishangilia ushindi ule.All the citizens celebrated that victory.
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