Swahili
wafariji
wa-fa-RI-ji
How to say it
Swahiliwafarijiwa-fa-RI-jisoon
Englishcomforterssoon
Frenchconsolateurssoon
Meaning
People who comfort or console others in grief or trouble.
Good to know
plural of mfariji (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wafariji walifika nyumbani mara tu baada ya msiba.The comforters arrived at the house right after the loss.
- Je, wafariji hawa ni jamaa au marafiki?Are these comforters relatives or friends?
- Hatukupata wafariji wa kutosha wakati ule mgumu.We didn't get enough comforters during that hard time.
- Wafariji watakaa nasi mpaka mazishi yatakapokamilika.The comforters will stay with us until the burial is over.
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