Swahili
mijango
mi-JAN-go
How to say it
Swahilimijangomi-JAN-gosoon
Englishfruitless visitssoon
Frenchvisites infructueusessoon
Meaning
Wasted or fruitless visits, ones that achieve nothing.
Good to know
plural of mjango (m-/mi- class); mostly used in the idiom kwenda mjango.
Examples
- Mijango yake ilimchosha bila mafanikio.His fruitless visits wore him out with nothing achieved.
- Je, mijango hii itaendelea?Will these fruitless visits continue?
- Hakuna mijango tena, alipata alichokitaka.There are no more fruitless visits, he got what he wanted.
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