kujinyonga
koo-jee-NYOH-ngah
How to say it
Swahilikujinyongakoo-jee-NYOH-ngah
Englishto hang oneself
Frenchse pendre
Meaning
To kill oneself by hanging, with a rope around the neck.
Good to know
The reflexive of kunyonga, to strangle or hang. Frequent in news reports of suicide: alijinyonga kwa kamba.
Examples
- Polisi walisema kijana huyo alijinyonga chumbani kwake.The police said the young man hanged himself in his room.
- Ndugu walishtuka kusikia kwamba alijinyonga.The relatives were shocked to hear that he had hanged himself.
- Mfungwa alijaribu kujinyonga gerezani.The prisoner tried to hang himself in prison.
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