Swahili
waumishi
wah-oo-MEE-shee
How to say it
Swahiliwaumishiwah-oo-MEE-sheesoon
Englishtormentorssoon
Frenchbourreauxsoon
Meaning
People who inflict pain or suffering upon others.
Good to know
plural of mwumishi (m-/wa- class); a rarer variant of waumizi, from the causative of -umiza.
Examples
- Wafungwa waliwaita walinzi wale waumishi.The prisoners called those guards tormentors.
- Hakuna anayependa kuishi karibu na waumishi.No one likes living near tormentors.
- Waumishi wa zamani sasa wanajuta.The tormentors of the past now regret it.
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