Swahili
wakana
wah-KAH-nah
How to say it
Swahiliwakanawah-KAH-nahsoon
Englishdenierssoon
Frenchceux qui nientsoon
Meaning
People who deny or disavow something; wakana Mungu are atheists, those who deny God.
Good to know
plural of mkana (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wakana Mungu hawaamini kuwepo kwa Mwenyezi Mungu.Atheists don't believe in the existence of God.
- Je, wakana hao watabadili msimamo wao?Will those deniers change their stance?
- Sisi si wakana, tunaamini kile tulichokiona.We aren't deniers, we believe what we saw.
- Wakana watashindwa kuthibitisha hoja zao.The deniers will fail to prove their arguments.
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