kaya

How to say it

Meaning

All the people who live together in one home and share its food and expenses, the unit used in surveys and aid programs.

Good to know

N class noun, the same in singular and plural: kaya maskini, poor households; kila kaya, every household. In Kenya Kaya is also a sacred forest of the Mijikenda.

Examples

• Kila kaya inapaswa kuwa na choo bora.Every household should have a proper toilet.
• Kaya maskini zitapewa msaada wa chakula.Poor households will be given food aid.
• Kijiji hiki kina kaya mia mbili.This village has two hundred households.