Swahili
ganjo
GA-njo
How to say it
SwahiliganjoGA-njosoon
Englishabandoned villagesoon
Frenchvillage abandonnésoon
Meaning
a village that has been left empty by its inhabitants; figuratively, ruin or impoverishment.
Good to know
abandoned village; fig. ruin, impoverishment
Examples
- Ganjo hilo lilikuwa na nyumba chache zilizosalia.That abandoned village had only a few remaining houses.
- Je, watu walihama kwa nini kutoka ganjo hilo?Why did people leave that abandoned village?
- Hawakurudi tena kwenye ganjo lao la zamani.They never returned to their old abandoned village.
- Vita viligeuza mji kuwa ganjo.War turned the town into an abandoned ruin.
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