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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