Category: GovernancePart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

amani

/amani/Roman

English meaning: Peace

Swahili Definition

(Kiswahili)

Hali ya kutokuwa na vita, migogoro au uvunjaji wa haki za binadamu.

English Definition

Freedom from conflict and war. East Africa has faced significant conflicts — Rwandan Genocide (1994, 800,000 killed in 100 days), Somalia civil war, South Sudan conflict, and DR Congo instability. Tanzania has been a relative island of stability. The African Union's peace and security architecture and India's contributions to UN peacekeeping missions in Africa are important topics.

Example

Tanzania imekuwa kisiwa cha utulivu katika mkoa wenye migogoro mingi.

In English: Tanzania has been an island of stability in a region with many conflicts.

Synonyms

  • utulivu
  • salama

Antonyms / Opposites

  • vita
  • migogoro

Literary Heritage

Serikali ya kweli inasikiliza sauti za wanyonge.

A true government listens to the voices of the weak.

Euphrase Kezilahabi · Novelist / Poet · 20th century

Rosa Mistika

Rosa Mistika, Ch. 9, 1971

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Kiswahili
Swahili
Script
Latin
Family
Niger-Congo
Speakers
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