ingine
ee-NGEE-neh
How to say it
Meaning
The stem that means other, another or different. It takes the prefix of the noun it describes and comes after that noun, as in siku nyingine, another day.
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Common agreed forms: mtu mwingine (another person), watu wengine (other people), miaka mingine (other years), jambo jingine or lingine (another matter), mambo mengine (other matters), kitu kingine (another thing), vitu vingine (other things), siku nyingine (another day), kwingine (elsewhere), pengine (perhaps, or somewhere else). Wengine alone means other people or some people.
Examples
- Njoo siku nyingine, leo nina kazi nyingi.Come another day, today I have a lot of work.
- Wengine walifika mapema, wengine wakachelewa.Some arrived early, others were late.
- Nipe kikombe kingine cha chai, tafadhali.Give me another cup of tea, please.
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Forms
jingine, kingine (ki class form of ingine, other), lingine, mengine, mingine (mi class plural form of ingine, other), mwengine, mwingine, nyengine, nyingine, nyinginezo, wengine, zingine (n class plural form of ingine, other)
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