Swahili
mapigano
mah-pee-GAH-noh
How to say it
Swahilimapiganomah-pee-GAH-nohsoon
Englishbattlessoon
Frenchbataillessoon
Meaning
Fights, battles, or armed clashes between opposing sides.
Good to know
plural of pigano (ji-/ma- class); non-human noun, ma-/ya- agreement.
Examples
- Mapigano yalizuka mpakani wiki iliyopita.Battles broke out at the border last week.
- Je, mapigano hayo yamekwisha?Have those battles ended?
- Mapigano hayakusababisha vifo vingi.The battles did not cause many deaths.
- Wanajeshi wataepuka mapigano mengine.The soldiers will avoid further battles.
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