Swahili
mgomaji
m-go-MA-ji
How to say it
Swahilimgomajim-go-MA-jisoon
Englishstrikersoon
Frenchfrappeursoon
Meaning
a person who takes part in a labor strike, a striker.
Good to know
from -goma (to strike, refuse to work).
Examples
- Mgomaji alisimama nje ya kiwanda.The striker stood outside the factory.
- Je, wagomaji watarudi kazini kesho?Will the strikers return to work tomorrow?
- Hakuwa mgomaji, alienda likizo tu.He wasn't a striker, he just went on leave.
- Wagomaji watadai nyongeza ya mshahara.The strikers will demand a salary increase.
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