Swahili
watega
wa-TE-ga
How to say it
Swahiliwategawa-TE-gasoon
Englishtrapperssoon
Frenchpiégeurssoon
Meaning
People who set traps to catch animals.
Good to know
plural of mtega (m-/wa- class); used mainly in a hunting or pest-control context.
Examples
- Watega waliweka mitego msituni asubuhi.The trappers set traps in the forest in the morning.
- Si watega wote wanaofaulu kukamata mnyama.Not all trappers succeed in catching an animal.
- Je, watega hawa watarudi lini kuangalia mitego?When will these trappers return to check the traps?
Not yet checked by a native speaker.