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Mijikenda

Mijikenda noun: nine Bantu ethnic groups inhabiting the coast of Kenya.

Noun

Mijikenda pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Nine Bantu ethnic groups inhabiting the coast of Kenya.

Proper noun

Mijikenda

  1. The language or dialect continuum spoken by these people.

Origin of Mijikenda

Borrowed from Swahili miji kenda (“nine villages”), from mji + kenda.

Questions about Mijikenda

What does Mijikenda mean?
Mijikenda means nine Bantu ethnic groups inhabiting the coast of Kenya.
What part of speech is Mijikenda?
Mijikenda can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Mijikenda in the dictionary

  1. mijakite
  2. Mijanès
  3. Mijares
  4. Mijareses
  5. mijas
  6. Mijikenda
  7. mijiu
  8. mijl
  9. mijlen
  10. mijls
  11. mijnheer

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