Swahili
msuluhifu
um-soo-loo-HEE-foo
How to say it
Swahilimsuluhifuum-soo-loo-HEE-foosoon
Englishpeacemakersoon
Frenchconciliateursoon
Meaning
an easy-going, conciliatory person who readily makes peace or compromises.
Good to know
From -suluhisha (to reconcile, to settle a dispute); praised for defusing conflict.
Examples
- Mzee yule ni msuluhifu, husuluhisha migogoro ya kijiji.That elder is a peacemaker; he settles village disputes.
- Je, tunahitaji msuluhifu katika mgogoro huu?Do we need a peacemaker in this dispute?
- Hakuwa msuluhifu wa haraka kutatua tatizo.He was not quick to resolve the problem as a peacemaker.
- Msuluhifu atawaita pande zote mbili kuzungumza.The peacemaker will call both sides to talk.
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