ndia

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Irish

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Noun

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ndia m sg

  1. Eclipsed form of dia.

Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

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ndia class 9/10 (plural ndia)

  1. broad or deep pool in river[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  2. ^ “ndia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 292. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Swahili

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Other scripts
Ajami دِيَ

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *njɪ̀dà.

Noun

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ndia (n class, plural ndia)

  1. (Kimvita) Alternative form of njia
    • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi[1], translation from R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249, stanza 12:
      هُيُوِ دُنِيَ اِيْنَ غُرُرِ ، دِيَ زَتَتَسِ هُزَدَمَيِْ،
      Huyui dunia ina ghururi? ndia za-tatasi huzandamaye?
      This world is deceitful, why follow its ways?