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unyongaji

oo-nyoh-NGAH-jee

How to say it

Swahiliunyongajioo-nyoh-NGAH-jee
Englishexecution (by hanging); strangling
Frenchpendaison, exécution; strangulation

Meaning

The killing of a condemned person by hanging, and more generally the act of strangling someone.

Good to know

A u class noun built on kunyonga, to strangle or hang. Adhabu ya kifo kwa unyongaji is the death penalty by hanging; figuratively, unyongaji wa uhuru is the stifling of freedom.

Examples

  • Nchi hiyo imesitisha unyongaji wa wafungwa.That country has halted the execution of prisoners.
  • Wanaharakati wanapinga unyongaji kama adhabu.Activists oppose hanging as a punishment.
  • Unyongaji wa mwisho nchini ulifanyika miaka mingi iliyopita.The last hanging in the country took place many years ago.

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