Swahili
wachuni
wah-CHOO-nee
How to say it
Swahiliwachuniwah-CHOO-neesoon
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Meaning
People who skin animals; flayers or knackers.
Good to know
plural of mchuni (m-/wa- class).
Examples
- Wachuni walichuna ngozi za mbuzi machinjioni.The skinners flayed the goat hides at the slaughterhouse.
- Je, wachuni hao wanauzia nani ngozi hizo?Who do those skinners sell the hides to?
- Hawa si wachuni, ni wachinjaji tu.These are not skinners, just butchers.
- Wachuni watachuna wanyama wote kabla ya jioni.The skinners will flay all the animals before evening.
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