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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.

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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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