Swahili
walazi
wah-LAH-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwalaziwah-LAH-zeesoon
Englishnanniessoon
Frenchnourricessoon
Meaning
Children's nurses or nannies who put children to sleep.
Good to know
plural of mlazi (m-/wa- class); in the mi- class the singular instead means cradle.
Examples
- Walazi wanawahudumia watoto vizuri.The nannies take good care of the children.
- Je, familia yenu ina walazi?Does your family have nannies?
- Hawa si walazi, ni ndugu zetu.These are not nannies, they are our relatives.
- Tutaajiri walazi wapya mwezi ujao.We will hire new nannies next month.
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