Swahili
wanyamavu
wah-nyah-MAH-voo
How to say it
Swahiliwanyamavuwah-nyah-MAH-voosoon
Englishtaciturn peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes taciturnessoon
Meaning
Taciturn or uncommunicative people, people of few words.
Good to know
plural of mnyamavu (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wanyamavu hao huzungumza mara chache.Those taciturn people speak rarely.
- Je, ndugu zako ni wanyamavu?Are your siblings taciturn?
- Sisi si wanyamavu, tunapenda kuzungumza.We are not taciturn, we like to talk.
- Watakuwa wanyamavu zaidi wakiwa na huzuni.They will become even more silent when they are sad.
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