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Swahili
Noun
kijiwe (ki-vi class, plural vijiwe)
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{{rfdef}}. informal meeting place?
Derived terms
References
- Reuster-Jahn, Uta (2023) “Lugha ya Mitaani, Gender Stereotypes and Sexism. “Catcalling” as a Communicative Practice of Male Youths in Urban Public Spaces in Tanzania”, in Taiwo Oloruntoba-Oju, editor, Gendered Dichotomies in African Youth Language and Language Practices: Urban and Rural Spaces, Virtual and Real-Life Gendered Discourses, Stuttgart: Ibidem, →ISBN, page 138-139 of 129-159: “There is an additional set of LyM words and phrases used by male youths when talking about young women in in-group chatting that often takes place at their informal meeting places (kijiwe, plural vijiwe).”