Etymology

Mijikenda

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Today it means: Nine Bantu ethnic groups inhabiting the coast of Kenya. Full definition →

Swahili miji kenda ← Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gìɪ̀
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The story

  1. Proto-Bantu*mʊ̀gìɪ̀
  2. Swahilimji
  3. Swahilikenda
  4. Swahilimiji kenda
  5. English todayMijikenda

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

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