Swahili
wanyapara
wah-nyah-PAH-rah
How to say it
Swahiliwanyaparawah-nyah-PAH-rahsoon
Englishforemensoon
Frenchcontremaîtressoon
Meaning
Foremen or overseers of laborers.
Good to know
plural of mnyapara (m-/wa- class); see also mnyampara.
Examples
- Wanyapara waliwasimamia wafanyakazi shambani.The foremen supervised the laborers in the field.
- Je, wanyapara wamewalipa wafanyakazi?Have the foremen paid the laborers?
- Hawa si wanyapara, ni wafanyakazi wa kawaida.These are not foremen, they are ordinary laborers.
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