vitwana

How to say it

Meaning

Mischievous or cheeky boys, rascals, in modern colloquial use.

Good to know

plural of kitwana (ki-/vi- class); informal, mildly scolding register. The singular historically referred to a slave boy, an archaic sense no longer used in modern speech.

Examples

• Vitwana wale walicheza mpira barabarani.Those rascals played football in the street.
• Vitwana hao wamemsumbua nani leo?Who have those rascals been bothering today?
• Vitwana hawa hawakusikiliza maonyo ya walimu.These rascals did not listen to the teachers' warnings.
• Wazazi watawaadhibu vitwana hawa wakirudi shuleni.The parents will punish these rascals when they return to school.