nzinya

How to say it

Meaning

extremely small in size, smaller than the ordinary diminutive; minute.

Good to know

An intensified size stem used with class-specific agreement (often the 7th/8th or 12th/13th classes), stronger than the ordinary -to (small).

Examples

• Iki gikoresho ni ikinzinya cane.This tool is very tiny.
• Wabonye ka gakoko kanzinya kera?Did you see that tiny bug earlier?
• Iyi nzu ntabwo ari nzinya, ni nini cane.This house isn't tiny, it's very big.
• Tuzokoresha uduce dunzinya kugira twinjire mu mwanya muto.We will use tiny pieces to fit into the small space.

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