Swahili
wabishi
wah-BEE-shee
How to say it
Swahiliwabishiwah-BEE-sheesoon
Englishstubborn peoplesoon
Frenchpersonnes obstinéessoon
Meaning
People who are stubborn or argumentative, insisting on their own view.
Good to know
plural of mbishi (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wabishi hao hawakubali kushindwa kwenye mjadala.Those stubborn people refuse to admit defeat in debate.
- Kwa nini wabishi hawabadiliki kamwe?Why do stubborn people never change?
- Sisi si wabishi, tunakubali makosa yetu.We are not stubborn people, we admit our mistakes.
- Wabishi hao watashindwa hoja mkutanoni.Those stubborn people will lose the argument at the meeting.
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