"kitu kidogo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kitu kidogo.flac Forms: vitu vidogo [plural]
Etymology: From kitu (“thing”) + kidogo (“little”). Etymology templates: {{compound|sw|kitu|kidogo|gloss1=thing|gloss2=little}} kitu (“thing”) + kidogo (“little”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kitu kidogo, {{sw-noun|ki|vitu vidogo}} kitu kidogo (ki-vi class, plural vitu vidogo)
  1. a little something Tags: class-7, class-8
    Sense id: en-kitu_kidogo-sw-noun-WHqQ-3dE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. (Kenya) a bribe Tags: Kenya, class-7, class-8 Categories (topical): Corruption Synonyms: rushwa, hongo, chai [Kenya]
    Sense id: en-kitu_kidogo-sw-noun-0SVTk7~7 Disambiguation of Corruption: 10 90 Categories (other): Kenyan Swahili

Inflected forms

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