chinjwa

[Swahili Word] -chinjwa

[English Word] be slaughtered

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] passive

[Derived Word] -chinja

[Swahili Example] baadhi ya miili hiyo ilikuwa imechinjwa na koo kukatwa [http://www.bbc.co.uk/swahili/news/story/2004/06/000000_dirayadunia.shtml BBC 20 Aprili 2005]

[English Example] some of the corpses had been slaughtered by having their throats cut

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