uhamiaji
English meaning: Migration
Swahili Definition
(Kiswahili)Mwendo wa watu kutoka mahali pamoja hadi pengine kwa sababu za kiuchumi, kisiasa au mazingira.
English Definition
The movement of people from one place to another. East Africa has complex migration patterns — rural-to-urban migration, regional labor migration (Kenyans in Gulf states), refugee crises (Somalia, South Sudan, DRC generating millions of refugees), and historical Indian Ocean diaspora. Kenya hosts one of the world's largest refugee camps (Dadaab). East African labor migrants are crucial to Gulf economies. India-East Africa migration links date back centuries.
Example
“Kenya inashughulikia wakimbizi zaidi ya milioni moja kutoka nchi jirani kama Somalia na Sudan Kusini.”
In English: “Kenya hosts more than one million refugees from neighboring countries like Somalia and South Sudan.”
Synonyms
- uhamisho
- wakimbizi
Literary Heritage
“Jamii inayoshikamana inashinda majaribu yote.”
“A community that holds together overcomes all trials.”
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Language information
- Language
- Kiswahili
- Swahili
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Niger-Congo
- Speakers
- 100M
