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Swahili

kinyonge

ki-NYON-ge

How to say it

Swahilikinyongeki-NYON-gesoon
Englishmisery, wretchednesssoon
Frenchmisère, détressesoon

Meaning

misery, wretchedness, or depravity.

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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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