mauaji ya kimbari

How to say it

Meaning

The deliberate killing of large numbers of people because they belong to a particular ethnic group, nation or religion, as in Rwanda in 1994.

Good to know

Built from mauaji, killings, and kimbari, of a clan or race; a ma class plural phrase: mauaji ya kimbari yalitokea, genocide took place. Used in history, law and news.

Examples

• Tunakumbuka waathirika wa mauaji ya kimbari ya mwaka 1994.We remember the victims of the 1994 genocide.
• Mahakama ilimtia hatiani kwa kosa la mauaji ya kimbari.The court convicted him of genocide.
• Somo la historia lilihusu mauaji ya kimbari barani Ulaya.The history lesson was about genocide in Europe.

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