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Swahili

mwandishi

mwahn-DEE-shee

How to say it

Swahilimwandishimwahn-DEE-sheesoon
Englishwritersoon
Frenchécrivainsoon

Meaning

a writer or author; a newspaper reporter, correspondent, or secretary.

Good to know

mwandishi mkuu means secretary-general.

Examples

  • Mwandishi alichapisha kitabu chake cha kwanza.The author published his first book.
  • Je, mwandishi wa habari hii ni nani?Who is the reporter of this news?
  • Hakuwa mwandishi, alikuwa msomaji wa habari.He wasn't a writer, he was a newsreader.
  • Mwandishi mkuu alitia saini barua ile.The secretary-general signed that letter.

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