indimi

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.

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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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