Swahili
waokotaji
wah-oh-koh-TAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwaokotajiwah-oh-koh-TAH-jeesoon
Englishcollectorssoon
Frenchcollecteurssoon
Meaning
Collectors or gatherers of things, figuratively tax collectors.
Good to know
plural of mwokotaji (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Waokotaji walikusanya taka mtaani.The collectors gathered trash in the neighborhood.
- Je, waokotaji wa kodi wamefika?Have the tax collectors arrived?
- Hawa si waokotaji, ni wauzaji.These are not collectors, they are sellers.
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