Swahili
wasikwao
wah-see-KWAH-oh
How to say it
Swahiliwasikwaowah-see-KWAH-ohsoon
Englishvagrantssoon
Frenchvagabondssoon
Meaning
People who have no home of their own; wanderers or vagrants.
Good to know
plural of msikwao (m-/wa- class); rare, regional.
Examples
- Wasikwao walilala kwenye kituo cha basi.The vagrants slept at the bus station.
- Je, jamii inawasaidia wasikwao?Does the community help vagrants?
- Wasikwao hawana pa kwenda.Vagrants have nowhere to go.
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