kuhama
koo-HAH-mah
How to say it
Swahilikuhamakoo-HAH-mah
Frenchdéménager, émigrer ; quitter
Meaning
To leave the place where one lives or works and go to settle somewhere else; also to leave a party or a group for another.
Good to know
Used with kutoka or kwenda: kuhama kutoka Moshi kwenda Arusha. Kuhama chama is to defect from a party, and mhamiaji is a migrant; kuhamia is to move to.
Examples
- Familia yetu itahama mwezi ujao.Our family will move next month.
- Wabunge wawili wamehama chama tawala.Two MPs have left the ruling party.
- Ndege hawa huhama wakati wa baridi.These birds migrate in the cold season.
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