Swahili
michinjo
mee-CHEEN-joh
How to say it
Swahilimichinjomee-CHEEN-johsoon
Englishmassacres, slaughtersoon
Frenchmassacressoon
Meaning
Instances of slaughter or massacre.
Good to know
plural of mchinjo (m- class); mainly used of animal slaughter, extended figuratively to massacres.
Examples
- Machinjio yale yalishuhudia michinjo mingi ya ng'ombe.Those slaughterhouses witnessed many cattle slaughters.
- Je, michinjo hii ilifanyika lini?When did these massacres take place?
- Michinjo ya kutisha haikuripotiwa na vyombo vya habari.The horrifying massacres were not reported by the media.
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