Swahili
vitongoji
vee-tohn-GOH-jee
How to say it
Swahilivitongojivee-tohn-GOH-jeesoon
Englishhamletssoon
Frenchhameauxsoon
Meaning
Small villages or hamlets, often subdivisions of larger administrative areas.
Good to know
plural of kitongoji (ki-/vi- class); administrative term.
Examples
- Wilaya hii ina vitongoji kumi.This district has ten hamlets.
- Vitongoji hivi vinapata huduma za maji?Do these hamlets get water services?
- Vitongoji vya mbali havijafikiwa na barabara.The remote hamlets have not been reached by roads.
- Serikali itaunganisha vitongoji vipya na umeme mwakani.The government will connect new hamlets with electricity next year.
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