mkimbizi

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-

Proto-Sabaki *mu-

Swahili m-

Proto-Bantu [Term?]

Swahili -kimbia

Swahili -zi

Swahili mkimbizi

From m- + -kimbia (“to run, to flee”) + -zi.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /m̩.kiˈᵐbi.zi/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

mkimbizi class I (plural wakimbizi class II)

1. refugee (person seeking political asylum)