Swahili
waja
WAH-jah
How to say it
SwahiliwajaWAH-jahsoon
Englishservants, humble peoplesoon
Frenchserviteurssoon
Meaning
Servants or humble followers, especially in a religious sense.
Good to know
plural of mja (m-/wa- class); often in the set phrase waja wa Mungu (servants of God), a formal/religious register.
Examples
- Waja wa Mungu wanaomba kanisani.God's servants are praying at church.
- Je, waja hao ni wa nani?Whose servants are those?
- Sisi si waja wa mtu yeyote, ni watu huru.We aren't anyone's servants, we're free people.
- Waja watamsifu Mungu kesho asubuhi.The servants will praise God tomorrow morning.
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