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Swahili

wapaki

wah-PAH-kee

How to say it

Swahiliwapakiwah-PAH-keesoon
Englishpainterssoon
Frenchpeintressoon

Meaning

People who apply or smear a substance onto a surface.

Good to know

plural of mpaki (m-/wa- class); near-synonym of wapakaji.

Examples

  • Wapaki wale walitumia mafuta kupaka mbao.Those painters used oil to coat the wood.
  • Je, wapaki hao wana vifaa vya kutosha?Do those painters have enough equipment?
  • Hawa si wapaki wa rangi za kisasa.These are not painters of modern paints.
  • Wapaki watafika kesho kupaka geti.The painters will arrive tomorrow to paint the gate.

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