mji
noun
town; city.
The plural is miji. Mjini means in town.
Forms
- miji
- towns; cities
- mjini
- in town
Origins
Mji is inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gìɨ̀.
Sources4
A. C. Madan, Swahili-English Dictionary (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1903), PDF page 402.
Illustrates mji and mjini in the construction toka mjini under toka. Historical evidence; not a survey of current Kenyan speech.
Edward Steere, A Handbook of the Swahili Language as Spoken at Zanzibar (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1884), PDF page 107.
Lists mji with plural miji. Historical Zanzibar evidence.
University of Kansas Open Language Resource Center, University of Kansas Kiswahili Glossary (University of Kansas Open Language Resource Center), mji glossary rows.
Gives town and city for mji and includes mjini.
- mji (Wiktionary)
States mji is inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀gìɨ̀.
Examples
Mji huu una watu wengi.
This city has many people.
Tunapenda kutembea mjini.
We like to walk in the town.
Miji mingi ya Tanzania ni mizuri.
Many cities in Tanzania are beautiful.
Alizaliwa katika mji mkubwa.
He was born in a big city.
Safari yetu inaanzia mji wa Dar es Salaam.
Our journey starts in the city of Dar es Salaam.
Rafiki yangu anaishi mjini.
My friend lives in town.
Kuna hospitali mpya katika mji wetu.
There is a new hospital in our town.
Tutaenda mjini kesho.
We’ll go to town tomorrow.
Je, unapenda kuishi mjini au mashambani?
Do you prefer to live in the city or in the countryside?
