Swahili
wapakizi
wah-pah-KEE-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwapakiziwah-pah-KEE-zeesoon
Englishpackerssoon
Frenchemballeurssoon
Meaning
People who pack or load goods, especially stevedores.
Good to know
plural of mpakizi (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wapakizi walipakia mizigo bandarini.The packers loaded cargo at the port.
- Je, wapakizi hao wanafanya kazi usiku?Do those packers work at night?
- Hawa si wapakizi wa meli hii.These are not the packers for this ship.
- Wapakizi watapakia makasha kesho asubuhi.The packers will load the crates tomorrow morning.
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