Swahili
walipizi
wah-lee-PEE-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwalipiziwah-lee-PEE-zeesoon
Englishavengerssoon
Frenchvengeurssoon
Meaning
People who exact payment from others; walipizi kisasi specifically means avengers.
Good to know
plural of mlipizi (m-/wa- class); collector, or avenger in the phrase walipizi kisasi.
Examples
- Walipizi kisasi walimtafuta muuaji.The avengers searched for the killer.
- Je, walipizi wa madeni wamefika?Have the debt collectors arrived?
- Hawa si walipizi, ni waangalizi tu.These are not collectors, just observers.
- Watakuwa walipizi wakali endapo watadhulumiwa.They will become fierce avengers if they are wronged.
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