"kaingĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Adverb

IPA: /kaiᵑɡe/
Etymology: ka- + -ingĩ (many, much) Hinde (1904) records kaiingi as an equivalent of English often in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba muthenia miingi and Swahili mara nyingi as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{prefix|ki|ka|-ingĩ|tr2=many, much}} ka- + -ingĩ (many, much), {{m|en|often}} often, {{cog|kam|muthenia miingi}} Kamba muthenia miingi, {{cog|sw|mara nyingi}} Swahili mara nyingi Head templates: {{head|ki|adverb|sort=kaingi}} kaingĩ
  1. often, frequently

Download JSON data for kaingĩ meaning in Kikuyu (1.5kB)

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        "1": "ki",
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        "tr2": "many, much"
      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "often"
      },
      "expansion": "often",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "muthenia miingi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba muthenia miingi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mara nyingi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mara nyingi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ka- + -ingĩ (many, much)\nHinde (1904) records kaiingi as an equivalent of English often in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba muthenia miingi and Swahili mara nyingi as its equivalents.",
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      "ipa": "/kaiᵑɡe/"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "often"
      },
      "expansion": "often",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "2": "muthenia miingi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba muthenia miingi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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        "often, frequently"
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          "often",
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      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaiᵑɡe/"
    }
  ],
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}

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