mwongo

How to say it

Meaning

A person who tells lies; as a different noun with the plural miongo, a period of ten years.

Good to know

For a liar it is an m/wa noun, plural waongo (huyu ni mwongo); for a decade it is m/mi, plural miongo: miongo miwili, two decades. Uongo is a lie.

Examples

• Usimwamini, yeye ni mwongo mkubwa.Do not trust him, he is a big liar.
• Watu wote walijua kwamba alikuwa mwongo.Everybody knew that he was a liar.
• Ameishi Arusha kwa miongo mitatu.She has lived in Arusha for three decades.

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Forms

muongo