Swahili
wavunja
wah-VOON-jah
How to say it
Swahiliwavunjawah-VOON-jahsoon
Englishbreakerssoon
Frenchcasseurssoon
Meaning
People who break something, typically named by a following noun.
Good to know
plural of mvunja (m-/wa- class); mainly used in compounds, such as wavunja mawe, stonemasons, or wavunja sheria, lawbreakers.
Examples
- Wavunja mawe walifanya kazi shambani.The stonebreakers worked in the field.
- Je, wavunja sheria watashughulikiwa vipi?How will the lawbreakers be dealt with?
- Hawa si wavunja, ni wajenzi.These are not breakers, they are builders.
- Wavunja watachimba mawe kesho asubuhi.The breakers will quarry stones tomorrow morning.
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