Swahili
mipambano
mee-pah-MBAH-noh
How to say it
Swahilimipambanomee-pah-MBAH-nohsoon
Englishencounterssoon
Frenchrencontressoon
Meaning
Encounters or meetings, whether in sport or politics; in a military sense, skirmishes or engagements.
Good to know
plural of mpambano (m-/mi- class).
Examples
- Mipambano ya kisiasa iliongezeka kabla ya uchaguzi.Political encounters increased before the election.
- Je, mipambano hiyo ilisababisha majeruhi?Did those encounters cause casualties?
- Mipambano mikali ilitokea mpakani wiki iliyopita.Fierce encounters occurred at the border last week.
- Waandishi wa habari watafuatilia mipambano ijayo.Journalists will follow the upcoming encounters.
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