mpigania
mpee-gah-NEE-ah
How to say it
Swahilimpiganiampee-gah-NEE-ahsoon
Meaning
A person who fights or campaigns for a cause, used with what is fought for: mpigania uhuru, freedom fighter; mpigania haki, campaigner for justice.
Good to know
M/wa class noun, plural wapigania, from kupigania, to fight for. The cause always follows directly: wapigania haki za wanawake, campaigners for women’s rights.
Examples
- Babu yake alikuwa mpigania uhuru maarufu.His grandfather was a well known freedom fighter.
- Anakumbukwa kama mpigania haki za wanyonge.She is remembered as a campaigner for the rights of the poor.
- Wapigania uhuru walikutana msituni kwa siri.The freedom fighters met secretly in the forest.
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