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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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