Swahili
walowezi
wah-loh-WEH-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwaloweziwah-loh-WEH-zeesoon
Englishsettlerssoon
Frenchcolonssoon
Meaning
People who move to and settle in a new, often foreign, land, settlers.
Good to know
plural of mlowezi (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Walowezi walijenga makazi mapya pwani.The settlers built new homes on the coast.
- Je, walowezi wamepokelewa vizuri?Have the settlers been welcomed well?
- Hawa si walowezi, ni wenyeji.These are not settlers, they are locals.
- Walowezi wapya watawasili mwakani.New settlers will arrive next year.
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