Mijikenda

English

Etymology

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

Noun

Mijikenda pl (plural only)

  1. Nine Bantu ethnic groups inhabiting the coast of Kenya.

Proper noun

Mijikenda

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