Swahili
kinyonge
ki-NYON-ge
How to say it
Swahilikinyongeki-NYON-gesoon
Englishmisery, wretchednesssoon
Frenchmisère, détressesoon
Meaning
misery, wretchedness, or depravity.
Good to know
used adverbially in kaa kinyonge, to live in wretched poverty, and lia kinyonge, to cry piteously.
Examples
- Waliishi kinyonge baada ya kupoteza kila kitu.They lived wretchedly after losing everything.
- Mtoto alilia kinyonge alipoachwa peke yake.The child cried piteously when left alone.
- Je, ni nini kilichowaletea kinyonge huu?What brought them to this state of wretchedness?
- Hakutaka kukaa kinyonge tena, aliamua kufanya kazi.He didn't want to live in misery anymore, so he decided to work.
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