mwalimu

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noun

A teacher in parts of Africa.

OriginSwahili mwalimu →
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Meanings

nounmwalimu (plural mwalimus or walimu)

plural mwalimus · plural 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

Origin

  1. Swahilimwalimu
  2. Swahilimwalimu
  3. Englishmwalimu

Borrowed from Swahili mwalimu.

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APA

mwalimu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mwalimu

MLA

“mwalimu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mwalimu. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mwalimu,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mwalimu.

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