kijiji

kee-JEE-jee

How to say it

Swahilikijijikee-JEE-jeesoon

Englishvillage

Frenchvillagesoon

Meaning

A small rural settlement of homes and farms; in Tanzania also the smallest unit of local government.

Good to know

Plural vijiji, with ki/vi agreement: kijiji hiki, vijiji vingi. Mwanakijiji is a villager; kijijini means in the village.

Examples

Nilikulia katika kijiji karibu na ziwa.I grew up in a village near the lake.
Vijiji vingi havina umeme bado.Many villages still have no electricity.
Wazee wa kijiji walikutana chini ya mti.The village elders met under a tree.

The same word in

Kirundiumuhanaoo-moo-HAH-nah Kirundikigwati Kirundikirwatikee-RWAH-tee Kirundiicaroee-CHAH-roh Kirundiigiturageee-gee-too-RAH-geh Kinyarwandamudugudu Kinyarwandagiturage Kinyarwandaigiturageee-gee-too-RAH-geh Kinyarwandaicyaroee-CHAH-roh Kinyarwandaumuduguduoo-moo-doo-GOO-doo

Forms

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