Swahili
wakakamavu
wah-kah-kah-MAH-voo
How to say it
Swahiliwakakamavuwah-kah-kah-MAH-voosoon
Englishshifty people, evasive peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes sournoisessoon
Meaning
Sly, shifty, evasive people.
Good to know
plural of mkakamavu (m-/wa- class); rare.
Examples
- Wakakamavu huepuka kujibu maswali moja kwa moja.Shifty people avoid answering questions directly.
- Je, wafanyabiashara hao ni wakakamavu?Are those businesspeople shifty?
- Hawa si wakakamavu, wanasema ukweli wazi.These aren't shifty people, they speak the plain truth.
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