manini
- small, little, few. Small, little, few, or minimal in quantity, size, or degree. Used to describe reduced amounts, lesser productivity, lower yields, or diminished size in agricultural and general contexts.
Example: Gĩkĩro gia kana: Ũcoke ũbure mathangũ kuuma nathĩ ũgĩtigagia manini. (Step 4: Remove the leaves from the bottom third of the cutting.); Oha mĩtĩ na tũratathi twa mĩnyore tũrĩ na warie wa sentimita 20 tũhakĩtwo ngamu na nĩwega kũongerera magũta manini ma kũria matukanĩtio na dawa mũthemba wa chlorpyrifos nĩundũ wa mũthũa ũria ũngiko... (Band tree trunks with 20 cm wide plastic bands covered with a sticky substances (e.g. warmed up and then cooled oils) mixed with insecticides (e.g. products containing chlorpyrifos) to prevent ants...); Kũnyua maaĩ maingĩ hĩndĩ ya ũrugarĩ no gũcũngĩrĩrie kũnyũa dawa nyingĩ gũkĩra gĩthimi na ningĩ kũnyua maaĩ manini nĩundũ wa heho no gũtũme ngũkũ ĩnyue dawa nini gũkĩra gĩthimi kĩrĩa kĩagĩrĩire. (Increased water intake during hot weather may lead to overconsumption of water medication, while cold weather may result in reduced water intake and thus under dosage of water medication)