Swahili
watwaaji
wa-twa-AH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwatwaajiwa-twa-AH-jeesoon
Englishplundererssoon
Frenchpillardssoon
Meaning
People who take something by force, especially by seizing or carrying it off; plunderers or robbers.
Good to know
plural of mtwaaji (m-/wa- class); used for those who seize property or land by force.
Examples
- Watwaaji wa ardhi waliwafukuza wakulima.The land-grabbers drove out the farmers.
- Watwaaji hawakuacha chochote nyuma.The plunderers left nothing behind.
- Je, watwaaji hao walishtakiwa mahakamani?Were those plunderers charged in court?
- Watwaaji watakamatwa ikiwa watarudi tena.The plunderers will be caught if they come back again.
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