Swahili
walalaji
wah-lah-LAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwalalajiwah-lah-LAH-jeesoon
Englishlate sleeperssoon
Frenchlève-tardsoon
Meaning
People who sleep late, sleepyheads.
Good to know
plural of mlalaji (m-/wa- class); informal.
Examples
- Walalaji hawa huamka mchana.These late sleepers wake up in the afternoon.
- Je, kaka zako ni walalaji?Are your brothers late sleepers?
- Sisi si walalaji, tunaamka alfajiri.We are not late sleepers, we wake at dawn.
- Watakuwa walalaji zaidi likizoni.They will be even lazier sleepers during the holidays.
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