vijijini
vee-jee-JEE-nee
How to say it
Swahilivijijinivee-jee-JEE-nee
Meaning
The villages and farming areas outside the towns, as against mjini, the town.
Good to know
The locative plural of kijiji, village, used as its own word: kuishi vijijini, to live in the countryside. It also ends the names of rural districts (Morogoro Vijijini).
Examples
- Wazazi wangu wanaishi vijijini.My parents live in the countryside.
- Umeme umefika vijijini kwa wingi.Electricity has reached many rural areas.
- Maisha ya vijijini ni tofauti na ya mjini.Life in the countryside is different from life in town.
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