Swahili
wahajiri
wa-ha-JI-ri
How to say it
Swahiliwahajiriwa-ha-JI-risoon
Englishemigrantssoon
Frenchémigrantssoon
Meaning
People who emigrate or leave their homeland to live elsewhere.
Good to know
plural of mhajiri (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wahajiri wengi walihamia mji mkuu kutafuta kazi.Many emigrants moved to the capital to look for work.
- Je, wahajiri hawa wamepata makazi mapya?Have these emigrants found new homes?
- Hawakuwa wahajiri, walikuwa wakitembelea tu.They weren't emigrants, they were just visiting.
- Wahajiri watapokelewa na jamaa zao mjini.The emigrants will be received by their relatives in the city.
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