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Where does “kadogo” come from?

kadogo (French) comes from Swahili kadogo, from Swahili kidogo — a little, a bit, slightly, little.

kadogo (French): A child soldier

Definitions

  1. A child soldier

Ancestry of “kadogo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikadogolittle one; young boy; Alternative form of kidogo
2Swahilikidogoa little, a bit, slightly, little
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