English Explanatory Dictionary

Mijikenda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Nine Bantu ethnic groups inhabiting the coast of Kenya.
name
  1. The language or dialect continuum spoken by these people.

Word forms

Mijikenda

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gìɪ̀ Swahili mji Proto-Bantu *-kèndá Swahili kenda Swahili miji kendabor. English Mijikenda Borrowed from Swahili miji kenda (“nine villages”), from mji + kenda.

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