Swahili
wachomaji
wah-choh-MAH-jee
How to say it
Swahiliwachomajiwah-choh-MAH-jeesoon
Englisharsonistssoon
Frenchincendiairessoon
Meaning
People who deliberately set fire to property.
Good to know
plural of mchomaji (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wachomaji waliteketeza nyumba tatu usiku.The arsonists burned down three houses at night.
- Je, polisi wamewakamata wachomaji hao?Have the police arrested those arsonists?
- Hawa si wachomaji, ni waokoaji wa moto.These are not arsonists, they are firefighters.
- Wachomaji watahukumiwa kifungo kirefu jela.The arsonists will be sentenced to a long prison term.
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