Swahili
kinana
ki-NA-na
How to say it
Swahilikinanaki-NA-nasoon
Englishkind of yamsoon
Frenchsorte d'ignamesoon
Meaning
a kind of yam, an edible tuber.
Good to know
kinana (kind of yam)
Examples
- Tulichimba kinana shambani leo.We dug up some kinana yams in the field today.
- Je, kinana kinapikwaje?How is kinana yam cooked?
- Kinana hiki ni kikubwa kuliko vingine.This kinana yam is bigger than the others.
- Hawakuvuna kinana kingi msimu huu.They didn't harvest much kinana this season.
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