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mwalimu

mwalimu noun: a teacher in parts of Africa.

Noun

mwalimu (plural mwalimus or walimu)

  1. A teacher in parts of Africa.
    • Drawing on their African heritage, many Comorians also consult mwalimus or fundi (medicine men and astrologers learned in the use of sacred texts and knowledge) and marabouts (holy men) for divination, healing, and protection from evil […]2006, Thomas Riggs, Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices: Countries A-L

Forms of mwalimu

pluralmwalimus
pluralwalimu

Origin of mwalimu

Borrowed from Swahili mwalimu.

Questions about mwalimu

What does mwalimu mean?
Mwalimu means a teacher in parts of Africa.
What part of speech is mwalimu?
Mwalimu is a noun.
What is the plural of mwalimu?
The plural of mwalimu is mwalimus.

Words near mwalimu in the dictionary

  1. mwah-mwahed
  2. mwah-mwahing
  3. mwah-mwahs
  4. mwahaha
  5. mwahahaha
  6. mwalimu
  7. mwalimus
  8. mwami
  9. mwamis
  10. Mwangi
  11. Mwangis

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