mwalimu

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic مُعَلِّم‎ (muʿallim, “teacher”).

Noun

mwalimu (m-wa class, plural walimu)

  1. teacher

Usage notes

The plural may also be waalimu. In Tanzania, it was used as a title for Julius Nyerere and often abbreviated as Mwl.

See also
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