Swahili
hakma
hahk-MAH
How to say it
Swahilihakmahahk-MAHsoon
Englishdisagreement, quarrelsoon
Frenchdifférend, querellesoon
Meaning
a dissension, disagreement, or quarrel; a rupture or split; opposition to something.
Good to know
a variant of hakama.
Examples
- Kulikuwa na hakma kati ya majirani wawili.There was a quarrel between two neighbors.
- Je, hakma hiyo imekwisha?Has that dispute ended?
- Hawakuwa na hakma yoyote kuhusu mgao wa ardhi.They had no disagreement about the division of the land.
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