Swahili
wauza
wah-OO-zah
How to say it
Swahiliwauzawah-OO-zahsoon
Englishsellerssoon
Frenchvendeurssoon
Meaning
People who sell something, especially as named by a following noun.
Good to know
plural of mwuza (m-/wa- class); mainly used in compounds such as wauza samaki, fish sellers, or wauza mboga, vegetable sellers.
Examples
- Wauza samaki wamefika sokoni mapema.The fish sellers arrived at the market early.
- Je, wauza mboga wapo wapi leo?Where are the vegetable sellers today?
- Hawa si wauza matunda, ni wanunuzi.These are not fruit sellers, they are buyers.
- Wauza nguo watafunga duka saa tano.The clothes sellers will close the shop at eleven.
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