Swahili
wasukumizi
wah-soo-koo-MEE-zee
How to say it
Swahiliwasukumiziwah-soo-koo-MEE-zeesoon
Englishinstigatorssoon
Frenchinstigateurssoon
Meaning
People who incite others to act, especially to cause trouble; instigators.
Good to know
plural of msukumizi (m-/wa- class); disapproving register.
Examples
- Wasukumizi wa ghasia walikamatwa.The instigators of the riots were arrested.
- Je, wasukumizi hao wamefichuliwa?Have those instigators been exposed?
- Sisi si wasukumizi.We are not instigators.
- Wasukumizi watashtakiwa kwa uchochezi.The instigators will be charged with incitement.
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