Swahili
wafilisika
wa-fi-li-SI-ka
How to say it
Swahiliwafilisikawa-fi-li-SI-kasoon
Englishbankrupt peoplesoon
Frenchfaillissoon
Meaning
People who have become bankrupt or impoverished.
Good to know
plural of mfilisika (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wafilisika wengi walipoteza nyumba zao mwaka jana.Many bankrupt people lost their homes last year.
- Je, wafilisika hao watapata nafasi ya kuanza upya?Will those bankrupt people get a chance to start over?
- Hawakuwa wafilisika kabla ya mgogoro wa kiuchumi.They weren't bankrupt before the economic crisis.
- Wafilisika watahitaji msaada wa kisheria.The bankrupt will need legal assistance.
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