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Swahili

wangojezi

wahn-goh-JEH-zee

How to say it

Swahiliwangojeziwahn-goh-JEH-zeesoon
Englishguardssoon
Frenchgardessoon

Meaning

Guards or watchers, people who keep observation over something.

Good to know

plural of mngojezi (m-/wa- class); rare.

Examples

  • Wangojezi walikaa nje ya ghala.The guards sat outside the storehouse.
  • Je, wangojezi wapo zamu leo?Are the guards on duty today?
  • Hawa si wangojezi, ni wapita njia.These are not guards, they are passersby.

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