kusuluhisha
koo-soo-loo-HEE-shah
How to say it
Swahilikusuluhishakoo-soo-loo-HEE-shahsoon
Frenchrégler (un différend); réconciliersoon
Meaning
To help people or sides in a conflict reach an agreement and make peace, as a mediator, elder or court does.
Good to know
Takes the dispute or the people as object: kusuluhisha mgogoro, to settle a dispute; kuwasuluhisha wanandoa, to reconcile a married couple. The mediator is msuluhishi and the settlement suluhu or usuluhishi.
Examples
- Wazee walikutana kusuluhisha mgogoro wa ardhi.The elders met to settle the land dispute.
- Mchungaji aliwasuluhisha ndugu waliogombana.The pastor reconciled the brothers who had quarreled.
- Umoja wa Afrika unajaribu kusuluhisha pande hizo mbili.The African Union is trying to reconcile the two sides.
Forms
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