Swahili
wakopi
wah-KOH-pee
How to say it
Swahiliwakopiwah-KOH-peesoon
Englishborrowerssoon
Frenchemprunteurssoon
Meaning
People who take out a loan.
Good to know
plural of mkopi (m-/wa- class), from kukopa (to borrow).
Examples
- Wakopi wengi hushindwa kulipa kwa wakati.Many borrowers fail to pay on time.
- Je, wakopi hao wamelipa deni lao?Have those borrowers paid off their debt?
- Sisi si wakopi, hatujawahi kukopa.We aren't borrowers, we've never taken a loan.
- Wakopi watapata onyo kabla ya kesi kufunguliwa.Borrowers will get a warning before a case is filed.
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