kijiwe

Swahili

Noun

kijiwe (ki-vi class, plural vijiwe)

1. (Tanzania) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. informal meeting place?

Derived terms

• kijiwe cha kahawa

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).”