mũnyinyi
- youth, young person. Youth, young person. A person in the early stage of life, typically referring to childhood or adolescence; the state of being young.
Example: Ndarĩ mũnyinyi, na rĩu ndĩ mũkũrũ, (Neither in my youth, nor now in old age); NĨ KAINGĨ maana’nyamaria kuuma ndĩ o mũnyinyi, (A song of ascents. I)