Kinyarwanda
imijyi
Word parts: imi-jyi
ee-MEE-jyee
How to say it
Kinyarwandaimijyiee-MEE-jyeesoon
Englishcitiessoon
Frenchgrandes villessoon
Meaning
cities or large urban settlements.
Good to know
plural of umujyi (umu-/imi- class); more common modern term than imigi.
Examples
- Imijyi minini y'Afurika irushanwa mu iterambere.Africa's major cities compete in development.
- Ese watembereye mu mijyi yo hanze y'igihugu?Have you traveled through cities abroad?
- Ntabwo imijyi yose ifite serivisi zihagije.Not all cities have adequate services.
- Imijyi mishya izubakwa hagati mu ntara.New cities will be built in the interior provinces.
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