uingiliaji
oo-ee-ngee-lee-AH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliuingiliajioo-ee-ngee-lee-AH-jeesoon
Englishinterference, intrusion; interventionsoon
Frenchingérence, intrusion; interventionsoon
Meaning
The act of getting involved in something that is not one’s business, such as a country meddling in another’s affairs.
Good to know
No plural. From kuingilia, to interfere. Uingiliaji kati, getting in between, is interference or intervention: uingiliaji kati wa Urusi, Russian interference.
Examples
- Nchi hiyo ililaani uingiliaji wa mataifa ya kigeni.That country condemned interference by foreign powers.
- Majaji walikataa uingiliaji wowote wa wanasiasa.The judges rejected any interference by politicians.
- Uingiliaji kati wa wazee ulimaliza mgogoro.The elders’ intervention ended the dispute.
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