Meaning of fundi | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A master of a particular skill; an expert.
   South-Africa, Zimbabwe
2. A person who repairs and maintains things; mechanic, repairer.
   Africa, East
3. The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis.
   uncountable

Examples

“Alas I our small office staff boasted no bird fundi and the bird remained unindentified.”

“The air compressor sends off quite a large blast of air, sending dust skyward, as the air drilling begins. The driller's compressor remains in the backyard in Morogoro town, as the fundi mechanic works to put⟳ it back together again.”

“I am sure, dear reader that if you live⟳ in Africa the fundi is an integral part of your daily existence. For you who is a non-Swahili speaker, a fundi is anybody who does repair⟳ works and includes a mechanic, tailor, bicycle repair⟳ man,[…]”

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