mwibaji

How to say it

Meaning

a person who steals; a thief or robber.

Good to know

class 1/2 noun (m-/wa-); from kuiba (to steal); a more formal or literary word alongside the common mwizi.

Examples

• Mwibaji aliingia dukani usiku.The thief entered the shop at night.
• Je, mwibaji alikamatwa?Was the thief caught?
• Hakuwa mwibaji, alirudisha fedha.He was not a thief, he returned the money.

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