| askari or polisi | a policeman, soldier, guard | |
| balozi | an ambassador | |
| daktari | a doctor | |
| dereva | a driver | |
| dobi | a laundry person | |
| fundi | a skilled worker or craftsperson | |
| karani | a clerk | |
| makamu wa rais | a vice-president | |
| mchapishaji | a publisher | |
| mfanyabiashara | a businessperson | |
| mfanyakazi | an employee or worker | |
| mkalimani | an interpreter | |
| mkulima | a farmer | |
| mpigapicha | a photographer | |
| mpishi | a cook | |
| mshairi | a poet | |
| mtaalamu | a specialist | |
| muuguzaji of muuguzi | a nurse | |
| mwanasheria | a lawyer | |
| mwenyekiti | a chairman or chairwomen | |
| profesa | a professor | |
| rais | a president |