Swahili
waabudu
wah-ah-BOO-doo
How to say it
Swahiliwaabuduwah-ah-BOO-doosoon
Englishworshipperssoon
Frenchadorateurssoon
Meaning
People who venerate and pay homage to a deity, worshippers.
Good to know
plural of mwabudu (m-/wa- class); appears in mwabudu sanamu, an idolator.
Examples
- Waabudu walikusanyika hekaluni asubuhi.The worshippers gathered at the temple in the morning.
- Je, waabudu hawa wanaomba kila siku?Do these worshippers pray every day?
- Waabudu hawakuchelewa ibadani.The worshippers were not late for the service.
- Kesho waabudu watakutana tena.Tomorrow the worshippers will meet again.
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