-nini in All languages combined

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Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kanyinyi as an equivalent of English small in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kanini and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kinini as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kanini}} Kamba kanini Head templates: {{head|ki|adjective}} -nini Inflection templates: {{ki-infl-adj|mũnini|anini|mĩnini|rĩnini|manini|kĩnini|nini|rũnini|kanini|tũnini|kũnini|hanini}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mũnini [class-2, singular], anini [class-2, plural], mũnini [class-4, singular], mĩnini [class-4, plural], rĩnini [class-6, singular], manini [class-6, plural], kĩnini [class-8, singular], nini [class-8, plural], nini [class-10, singular], nini [class-10, plural], rũnini [class-10, singular], kanini [class-13, singular], tũnini [class-13, plural], mũnini [class-6, singular], kũnini [class-6, singular], hanini [class-16, singular], - [class-16, plural]

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        "2": "kanini"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kanini",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "mũnini",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "class-10",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "3": "mĩnini",
        "4": "rĩnini",
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        "6": "kĩnini",
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        "9": "kanini"
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  "pos": "adj",
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      "word": "-nyinyi"
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          "word": "-nene"
        }
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      "ipa": "/nini/"
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"-nini" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [Kikuyu]