Swahili
wasizi
wah-SEE-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwasiziwah-SEE-zeesoon
Englishdrowsy peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes somnolentessoon
Meaning
People who are dozing or drowsy, nodding off to sleep.
Good to know
plural of msizi (m-/wa- class); variant of msindi.
Examples
- Wasizi waliketi nyuma ya darasa.The drowsy people sat at the back of the class.
- Je, wasizi hao walifanya kazi usiku?Did those drowsy people work at night?
- Wasizi hawakuweza kuendelea na mkutano.The drowsy people could not continue with the meeting.
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