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mijikenda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-jik-en-da
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Nine Bantu ethnic groups inhabiting the coast of Kenya.

name

The language or dialect continuum spoken by these people.

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.

Questions

What does mijikenda mean?
Nine Bantu ethnic groups inhabiting the coast of Kenya.
Where does mijikenda come from?
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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