Swahili
wagaagaa
wa-gaa-GAA
How to say it
Swahiliwagaagaawa-gaa-GAAsoon
Englishvagrantssoon
Frenchvagabondssoon
Meaning
Restless, idle people who wander about without a fixed home or purpose.
Good to know
plural of mgaagaa (m-/wa- class); colloquial.
Examples
- Wagaagaa walilala kwenye kivuli cha jengo.The vagrants slept in the shade of the building.
- Je, wagaagaa hawa wanatoka wapi?Where do these vagrants come from?
- Hatuwezi kuwaita wafanyakazi, ni wagaagaa tu.We can't call them workers, they're just vagrants.
- Wagaagaa watapewa msaada na mashirika ya kijamii.The vagrants will be given help by social organizations.
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