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ukia

n. · class 14

  1. poverty; state of lacking material possessions or resources; condition of having insufficient means to meet basic needs in Gĩkũyũ society

Example: "Hihi bũrũri wa Uganda nĩ mũtongu kana nĩ mũthĩni? Gĩcũnjĩ kĩa 41% kĩa aikari a Uganda maikaraga na ũkĩa." — Is the country of Uganda rich or poor?

Related words

  • mũkuui — raw blood (consumed fresh)
  • mũkũi — large tree (Newtonia buchananii) (foliage resembles black wattle, generally ripa
  • Ngai! — Oh God! (surprise)
  • Nguo ya igũrũ — Jacket; upper body garment worn over other clothing for warmth or protection, mo
  • Nguo ya thĩĩni — Underwear; clothing worn beneath outer garments, intimate apparel worn next to t
  • ng'oo — descr. of the subdued sound of people's voices (as people conversing in a hut);
  • ngĩa — poor man; 2. pauper; 3. one not blessed with this world's goods
  • ngũĩ — large tree (Newtonia buchananii) (foliage resembles black wattle, generally ripa
  • ukii — gruel; food preparation consisting of uncooked grain mixed with liquid, raw porr
  • mũkeu — shrub (Dombeya goetzenii)
  • mũkio — noise of running feet
  • mũkoe — timber-tree (Syzygium guineense)