mpiganaji
mpee-gah-NAH-jee
How to say it
Swahilimpiganajimpee-gah-NAH-jee
Englishfighter, combatant; campaigner
Frenchcombattant; militant
Meaning
A person who fights, such as a soldier or a guerrilla; also someone admired for fighting hard for a cause, for rights or for a living.
Good to know
M class noun for people, plural wapiganaji, from kupigana, to fight. Wapiganaji wa uhuru are freedom fighters.
Examples
- Wapiganaji wa uhuru walikumbukwa siku ya mashujaa.The freedom fighters were remembered on Heroes' Day.
- Bibi yangu alikuwa mpiganaji wa haki za wanawake.My grandmother was a campaigner for women's rights.
- Mpiganaji huyo alijeruhiwa vitani.That fighter was wounded in the war.
Forms
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