kila mmoja

How to say it

Meaning

Refers to every single person or thing in a group, taken one at a time.

Good to know

Used for people and things of the m/wa and mi classes; other classes use kila kimoja, kila moja. Kila mmoja wetu means each of us, and it often comes after an amount: shilingi elfu kumi kila mmoja, ten thousand shillings each.

Examples

• Kila mmoja alileta chakula chake.Each one brought their own food.
• Wanafunzi walipewa daftari mbili kila mmoja.The students were given two exercise books each.
• Kila mmoja wetu ana jukumu nyumbani.Each of us has a duty at home.

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