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bwana

[ bwah-nuh ]

noun

  1. (in Africa) master; boss.


bwana

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. (in E Africa) a master, often used as a respectful form of address corresponding to sir
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bwana1

1875–80; < Swahili < Arabic ū our father
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bwana1

Swahili, from Arabic ūԲ our father
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He saw them all: “House of Wax,” “Bwana Devil,” “The Maze.”

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The Sounders won 2-1, former midfielder Handwalla Bwana and striker Raul Ruidiaz providing the scores.

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One guide who survives, Benjamin Kikwete, and his older mentor, Muema Kambona, sound at times like Hollywood versions of themselves, using tired terms like “bwana” and saying improbable things about the landscape such as, “This could never grow tiresome.”

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Baaz was using Bwana and Bi, the more formal honorifics of the Zamani language, clearly trying to impress.

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Bwana Mutunga chortled as one of the dogs faced him and bent its forelegs in an unmistakable bow while another hopped adorably in place.

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