An agent, steward or representative acting on someone else's behalf. Robinson glosses wakili (from Arabic) as 'steward', with wakala, 'to depute', and wakilta, 'to oversee, direct'.
The chief sent his wakili to the meeting.
An agent, steward or representative acting on someone else's behalf. Robinson glosses wakili (from Arabic) as 'steward', with wakala, 'to depute', and wakilta, 'to oversee, direct'.
The chief sent his wakili to the meeting.