Swahili
wapigani
wah-pee-GAH-nee
How to say it
Swahiliwapiganiwah-pee-GAH-neesoon
Englishfighterssoon
Frenchcombattantssoon
Meaning
People who fight, especially in war or physical combat, fighters or combatants.
Good to know
plural of mpigani (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wapigani wa uhuru walijitolea maisha yao.The freedom fighters sacrificed their lives.
- Je, wapigani hao walishinda vita?Did those fighters win the war?
- Hawa si wapigani, ni raia wa kawaida.These are not fighters, they are ordinary civilians.
- Wapigani watapigana hadi mwisho.The fighters will fight to the end.
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