Swahili
wazegazega
wah-zeh-gah-ZEH-gah
How to say it
Swahiliwazegazegawah-zeh-gah-ZEH-gahsoon
Englishwater carrierssoon
Frenchporteurs d'eausoon
Meaning
People who carry water in tins hung from a pole across the shoulders.
Good to know
plural of mzegazega (m-/wa- class); a traditional occupation, now rare; the word also names the carrying tin itself.
Examples
- Wazegazega walipita mtaani wakiuza maji.The water carriers passed through the street selling water.
- Je, wazegazega bado wapo mjini humu?Are water carriers still found in this town?
- Wazegazega walibeba maji kutoka mtoni hadi nyumbani.The water carriers carried water from the river to the houses.
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