Kikuyu · noun

mũgwanja

/moo-gwahn-jah/

seven

Mũgwanja is the Kikuyu word for the number seven, used in counting, dates, and measurements. In everyday Kikuyu life, numbers like mũgwanja appear in market bargaining, schoolwork, and church readings. Some speakers may pronounce it with a lighter nasal sound depending on dialect, but the meaning remains consistent across Kikuyu communities.