mpinga

How to say it

Meaning

a person who opposes, obstructs, or resists something, especially progress or change.

Good to know

often combined with a noun, e.g. mpinga-maendeleo (one who opposes progress, a reactionary).

Examples

• Waliomwita mpinga-maendeleo hawakumwelewa.Those who called him a reactionary did not understand him.
• Yeye ni mpinga mabadiliko yote mapya.He is an opponent of all new changes.
• Je, kwa nini unamwona kama mpinga?Why do you see him as an obstructionist?
• Hawakuwa wapinga, walikuwa waungaji mkono.They were not opponents, they were supporters.