Swahili
watwanzi
wa-TWAN-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwatwanziwa-TWAN-zeesoon
Englishgrain pounderssoon
Frenchpileurs de grainsoon
Meaning
People who pound or pulverize grain.
Good to know
plural of mtwanzi (m-/wa- class); a rural, task-specific word, largely historical as hand-pounding is replaced by milling machines.
Examples
- Watwanzi walianza kazi kabla ya jua kuchomoza.The grain pounders started work before sunrise.
- Si watwanzi wote wanaopenda kazi hiyo ngumu.Not all grain pounders like that hard work.
- Je, watwanzi hao watamaliza kabla ya jioni?Will those grain pounders finish before evening?
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