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Swahili

wachinja

wah-CHEEN-jah

How to say it

Swahiliwachinjawah-CHEEN-jahsoon
Englishbutcherssoon
Frenchboucherssoon

Meaning

People who slaughter animals for meat.

Good to know

plural of mchinja (m-/wa- class).

Examples

  • Wachinja walichinja ng'ombe kwa ajili ya sikukuu.The butchers slaughtered a cow for the holiday.
  • Je, wachinja hao wanafanya kazi sokoni lipi?Which market do those butchers work at?
  • Hawa si wachinja, ni wauzaji wa nyama tu.These are not butchers, just meat sellers.
  • Wachinja watachinja mbuzi kesho asubuhi.The butchers will slaughter a goat tomorrow morning.

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