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Swahili

walizi

wah-LEE-zee

How to say it

Swahiliwaliziwah-LEE-zeesoon
Englishwhinerssoon
Frenchpleurnicheurssoon

Meaning

People who cry, scream, or whine; also those who cause something to make noise.

Good to know

plural of mlizi (m-/wa- class); informal.

Examples

  • Walizi hawa wanalalamika kila mara.These whiners complain all the time.
  • Je, ni walizi tu, hawafanyi kazi?Are they just whiners who don't work?
  • Sisi si walizi, tunavumilia matatizo.We are not whiners, we endure our problems.
  • Watakuwa walizi zaidi wakikosa msaada.They will whine even more if they get no help.

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