Swahili
kitongoji
kee-tohn-GOH-jee
How to say it
Swahilikitongojikee-tohn-GOH-jeesoon
Englishhamletsoon
Frenchhameausoon
Meaning
a small village or hamlet, often a subdivision of a larger administrative area.
Good to know
Administrative term for a sub-village unit.
Examples
- Anaishi kitongoji kidogo nje ya mji.He lives in a small hamlet outside the town.
- Kitongoji chetu kina wakazi wapatao mia mbili.Our hamlet has about two hundred residents.
- Mkuu wa kitongoji aliitisha mkutano.The hamlet chairman called a meeting.
- Je, kitongoji hiki kina shule?Does this hamlet have a school?
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