Swahili
wateka
wa-TE-ka
How to say it
Swahiliwatekawa-TE-kasoon
Englishwater carriers, plundererssoon
Frenchporteurs d'eau, pillardssoon
Meaning
People who take something away, such as those who fetch water or those who plunder and pillage.
Good to know
plural of mteka (m-/wa- class); an old, dual-sense word covering both water-carriers and plunderers.
Examples
- Wateka wa maji walipita njiani wakiwa na ndoo.The water carriers passed by on the path with buckets.
- Wateka hawakuacha kitu chochote kijijini.The plunderers left nothing behind in the village.
- Je, wateka wale walichukua nini mara hii?What did those plunderers take this time?
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