msimamizi

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *mu-

Swahili m-

Swahili -simamia

Proto-Bantu *-ì

Proto-Sabaki *-i̧

Swahili -zi

Swahili msimamizi

From m- + -simamia (“to oversee, manage”) + -zi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

msimamizi class I (plural wasimamizi class II)

1. overseer, supervisor, foreman