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kinna- the stem of distributive numeral adverbs. The following relate to nouns of the mu/ba (personal) class: kinnoomu

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Meaning

one by one. kinnababirye, two by two, kinna- basatwe, three by three, three at a time. cf. munna-.

kinna- the stem of distributive numeral adverbs. The following relate to nouns of the mu/ba (personal) class: kinnoomu, one by one. kinnababirye, two by two, kinna- basatwe, three by three, three at a time. cf. munna-.

Related Words
kinnaggayaaza: kwesiba kinnaggayaaza to be dressed well/elegantly (in native dress, of women). kinnaginnagi: kutwala kinnaginnagi to drive away hurriedly; to forcibly eject/throw out (a person). kinnakimu numer. adv. one by one (of things). Bino ka tubikwate kinnakimu tulabe obulimba gye buli. Let us consider these (matters) one by one to s kinnawadda adv. in the old fashioned way; like old times; diligently; effectively well; intensively. Omulimu baguddusa kinnawadda. They are doing the job effectively. kinnoomu see kinna-. kinnamuguma e- (ki/bi) fear, fright, terror. kinnamugwengu e- (ki/bi) booby, idiot; slovenly person. kinnanga e- (ki/bi) exhausted potato patch (ready for clearing for another crop), cf. omunnanga. kinnansi e- used with the -a of rel. native, indigenous, eddagala ly'ekinnansi, native medicine, cf. munnansi, nsi. kinnawattaka e- (ki/bi) tunnel, underground road. kinnimba (-kinnimbye) also kinnimbuka (-kinnimbuse) v.i. strut swagger. kinnonoggo e- (ki/bi) delicacy, very tasty food; thick sauce.