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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