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kunyonga

koo-NYOH-ngah

How to say it

Swahilikunyongakoo-NYOH-ngahsoon
Englishto strangle; to hang (execute); to pedalsoon
Frenchétrangler; pendre; pédalersoon

Meaning

To kill by squeezing the neck or to execute by hanging; kunyonga baiskeli also means to pedal a bicycle. Figuratively, to choke something off.

Good to know

The passive kunyongwa is to be hanged, as in adhabu ya kunyongwa, the death penalty. Kujinyonga is to hang oneself.

Examples

  • Mhalifu alijaribu kumnyonga mlinzi.The criminal tried to strangle the guard.
  • Aliyehukumiwa kunyongwa amepunguziwa adhabu.The man sentenced to hang has had his sentence reduced.
  • Anaweza kunyonga baiskeli kilomita hamsini kwa siku.He can pedal a bicycle fifty kilometers a day.

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