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Swahili

mwangalizi

mwah-ngah-LEE-zee

How to say it

Swahilimwangalizimwah-ngah-LEE-zeesoon
Englishoverseersoon
Frenchsurveillantsoon

Meaning

an observer, caretaker, or overseer; a proctor in schools.

Good to know

= mwangalifu; observer; caretaker, overseer; proctor (in schools)

Examples

  • Mwangalizi aliangalia wanafunzi wakati wa mtihani.The proctor watched over the students during the exam.
  • Je, mwangalizi wa jengo yuko wapi?Where is the building's caretaker?
  • Hakuwa mwangalizi makini.He was not an attentive overseer.
  • Waangalizi wawili walisimamia mradi wa ujenzi.Two overseers supervised the construction project.

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