kiunga
kee-OO-ngah
How to say it
Swahilikiungakee-OO-ngahsoon
Englishoutskirts, surroundings (of a town)soon
Frenchenvirons, alentourssoon
Meaning
An area around or on the edge of a town; nearly always in the plural viunga, the precincts or surroundings of a city.
Good to know
Ki/vi noun, nearly always plural: viunga vya jiji, the city and its surroundings. In sports news katika viunga vya simply means in or around a place.
Examples
- Wachezaji walifanya mazoezi kwenye viunga vya Mwanza.The players trained in and around Mwanza.
- Walijenga nyumba kwenye kiunga kimoja nje ya mji.They built a house in an area just outside the town.
- Viunga vya mji huu vina mashamba mengi.The outskirts of this town have many farms.
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