Swahili
kindanindani
kin-da-nin-DA-ni
How to say it
Swahilikindanindanikin-da-nin-DA-nisoon
Englishsurreptitiouslysoon
Frenchsubrepticement, furtivementsoon
Meaning
surreptitiously, furtively, secretly.
Good to know
used in cheka kindanindani, to laugh furtively, and vita ya kindanindani, partisan or guerrilla warfare.
Examples
- Alicheka kindanindani nyuma ya mlango.He laughed furtively behind the door.
- Walipanga mashambulizi kindanindani.They planned the attacks secretly.
- Je, walijua walikuwa wakifuatiliwa kindanindani?Did they know they were being watched surreptitiously?
- Vita ya kindanindani iliendelea milimani.Guerrilla warfare continued in the hills.
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