Swahili
wasongora
wah-sohn-GOH-rah
How to say it
Swahiliwasongorawah-sohn-GOH-rahsoon
Englishpolicemensoon
Frenchpolicierssoon
Meaning
Policemen, in colloquial speech.
Good to know
plural of msongora (m-/wa- class); colloquial/slang register.
Examples
- Wasongora walifika eneo la tukio haraka.The police arrived at the scene quickly.
- Je, wasongora wamemkamata mwizi?Have the police caught the thief?
- Wasongora hawakuchelewa kufika.The police were not late in arriving.
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