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Swahili

hosumu

hoh-SOO-moo

How to say it

Swahilihosumuhoh-SOO-moosoon
Englishenmitysoon
Frenchinimitiésoon

Meaning

a variant of husuma: enmity, hostility, or a bitter dispute between people.

Good to know

see husuma

Examples

  • Kuna hosumu kati ya familia hizo mbili.There is enmity between those two families.
  • Hosumu yao ilianza kwa mgogoro wa ardhi.Their feud began over a land dispute.
  • Walijaribu kumaliza hosumu iliyodumu miaka mingi.They tried to end the feud that had lasted many years.

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