Mawakli (en. Squatter)

/maˈwakli/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A person living on land or in a house they do not own.

Many squatters live by the river with no proper shelter.

Maraming mawakli sa tabi ng ilog na walang sapat na bahay.

An informal community of people who lack or have inadequate housing.

The squatters often assemble in congested barangays.

Ang mga mawakli ay kadalasang naka-assemble sa mga baranggay na masikip.

From the word 'Ulat' meaning 'young' or 'newborn.'

squatters

many people who do not live in their own houses.

mga mawkli

land

Refers to a piece of land.

lupain

home

The place where a person or family lives.

tahanan

a person who borrows or takes someone else's things without permission

Jomari is really a mawikli, he always takes the belongings of his classmates.

Si Jomari ay talagang mawikli, lagi niyang kinukuha ang gamit ng mga kaklase.

a person who often leaves or does not stay in one place

He's from there but seems like a mawikli, always going home to another town at night.

Taga roon siya pero parang mawikli, palaging umuuwi sa ibang bayan pagkagabi.