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Swahili

mwendelezi

mwehn-deh-LEH-zee

How to say it

Swahilimwendelezimwehn-deh-LEH-zeesoon
Englishprogressive personsoon
Frenchpersonne progressistesoon

Meaning

one who makes things progress, a progressive person; an imitator.

Good to know

one who makes things move/progress, a progressive person; imitator

Examples

  • Mwendelezi wa jadi hiyo alifundisha vijana.The one who carries on that tradition taught the youth.
  • Je, wewe ni mwendelezi wa kazi ya baba yako?Are you continuing your father's work?
  • Hakuwa mwendelezi, alianzisha njia mpya kabisa.He wasn't just carrying on, he started an entirely new way.
  • Waendelezi wa lugha hii walisaidia kuihifadhi.Those who carried on this language helped preserve it.

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