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.”
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Language information
- Language
- Kiswahili
- Swahili
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Niger-Congo
- Speakers
- 100M