Swahili
wapimaji
wah-pee-MAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwapimajiwah-pee-MAH-jeesoon
Englishsurveyorssoon
Frenchgéomètressoon
Meaning
People who measure, weigh, or survey something, such as land or quantities.
Good to know
plural of mpimaji (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wapimaji walipima ardhi kabla ya ujenzi.The surveyors measured the land before construction.
- Je, wapimaji hao wamemaliza kazi?Have those surveyors finished the work?
- Hawa si wapimaji wa serikali.These are not government surveyors.
- Wapimaji watapima kiwanja kingine kesho.The surveyors will measure another plot tomorrow.
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