wabuji

How to say it

Meaning

People from Madagascar, referred to in old Swahili usage as Buki.

Good to know

plural of mbuji (m-/wa- class); archaic/historical term.

Examples

• Wabuji walifika pwani kwa mashua zao za kale.The Malagasy people arrived on the coast in their old boats.
• Historia inasema nini kuhusu wabuji wa kale?What does history say about the ancient Malagasy people?
• Hawa si wabuji, ni wageni kutoka Ushelisheli.These are not Malagasy people, they are visitors from the Seychelles.
• Wabuji watakumbukwa kwa mchango wao katika biashara ya Bahari ya Hindi.The Malagasy people will be remembered for their contribution to Indian Ocean trade.