wapandi

How to say it

Meaning

People who plant or sow crops.

Good to know

plural of mpandi (m-/wa- class); from -panda (to plant or to climb) — context distinguishes the meaning.

Examples

• Wapandi wa miti walipanda mikorogo mia moja.The tree planters planted one hundred saplings.
• Je, wapandi hao watapanda mahindi mwaka huu?Will those planters plant maize this year?
• Hawa si wapandi wa mazao haya.These are not the planters of these crops.
• Wapandi watapanda miche kesho asubuhi.The planters will plant seedlings tomorrow morning.

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