Swahili
minyanyuko
mee-nyah-NYOO-koh
How to say it
Swahiliminyanyukomee-nyah-NYOO-kohsoon
Englishuprisingssoon
Frenchsoulèvementssoon
Meaning
Uprisings or insurrections; minyanyuko ya silaha are armed uprisings.
Good to know
plural of mnyanyuko (m-/mi- class); formal/historical register.
Examples
- Minyanyuko kadhaa ilitokea nchini miaka ya themanini.Several uprisings occurred in the country in the eighties.
- Je, minyanyuko hiyo ilifanikiwa kubadilisha serikali?Did those uprisings succeed in changing the government?
- Minyanyuko ya silaha iliacha maafa makubwa.The armed uprisings left great devastation.
- Wanahistoria wataandika kuhusu minyanyuko hiyo.Historians will write about those uprisings.
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