Swahili
makahaba
mah-kah-HAH-bah
How to say it
Swahilimakahabamah-kah-HAH-bahsoon
Englishprostitutessoon
Frenchprostituéessoon
Meaning
Prostitutes, people who sell sex for money.
Good to know
plural of kahaba (ji-/ma- class, no ji- prefix on the singular); refers to people, so it takes wa- verb agreement. Blunt, disrespectful register.
Examples
- Polisi waliwakamata makahaba mtaani.The police arrested the prostitutes on the street.
- Je, sheria inawaadhibu makahaba?Does the law punish prostitutes?
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