andamizi

Swahili

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Apparently from -andamana (to demonstrate), but how do we get the sense of "senior"”)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-andamizi (declinable)

1. senior (higher in rank, dignity, or office)

   afisa mwandamizi ― senior officer

   mwalimu mwandamizi ― senior teacher

Declension

Inflected forms of -andamizi

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mwandamizi	waandamizi
m-mi class(III/IV)	mwandamizi	miandamizi
ji-ma class(V/VI)	andamizi	maandamizi
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kiandamizi	viandamizi
n class(IX/X)	andamizi	andamizi
u class(XI)	mwandamizi	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	paandamizi
ku class(XVII)	kuandamizi
mu class(XVIII)	muandamizi

Derived terms

• mhadhiri mwandamizi (“senior lecturer”)