Swahili
wanaanga
wah-nah-AHN-gah
How to say it
Swahiliwanaangawah-nah-AHN-gahsoon
Englishastronautssoon
Frenchastronautessoon
Meaning
Astronauts or cosmonauts.
Good to know
plural of mwanaanga (m-/wa- class); modern/technical term.
Examples
- Wanaanga watarudi duniani wiki hii.The astronauts will return to Earth this week.
- Je, wanaanga wamefika mwezini?Have the astronauts reached the moon?
- Hawa si wanaanga, ni marubani.These are not astronauts, they are pilots.
- Nchi itatuma wanaanga wapya angani.The country will send new astronauts into space.
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