Swahili
waghani
wa-GHA-ni
How to say it
Swahiliwaghaniwa-GHA-nisoon
Englishsingerssoon
Frenchchanteurssoon
Meaning
Professional singers or performers, especially of chants and traditional verse.
Good to know
plural of mghani (m-/wa- class); associated with kughani, chanting poetry or verse.
Examples
- Waghani walighani mashairi ya wahenga.The singers chanted the elders' poems.
- Je, waghani hawa wanajua nyimbo za asili?Do these singers know traditional songs?
- Hatuna waghani wa kutosha kwa harusi hii.We don't have enough singers for this wedding.
- Waghani watapanda jukwaani usiku wa leo.The singers will take the stage tonight.
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