wastani
wah-STAH-nee
How to say it
Swahiliwastaniwah-STAH-nee
Englishaverage; moderate
Frenchmoyenne ; moyen, modéré
Meaning
The number found by adding amounts together and dividing by how many there are; as a describing word, middling, neither high nor low.
Good to know
The plural is the same word. Kwa wastani means on average, wastani wa means an average of, and mvua za wastani are moderate rains.
Examples
- Kwa wastani tunapata wateja hamsini kwa siku.On average we get fifty customers a day.
- Wastani wa alama zake ni sabini.His average mark is seventy.
- Msimu huu tunatarajia mvua za wastani.This season we expect moderate rains.
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