nyani
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Chichewa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nyaní class 1a (plural anyaní class 2)
Swahili[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
nyani (n class, plural nyani)
West Makian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay nyanyi, possibly through Ternate nyanyi.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
nyani
- (intransitive) to sing
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation of nyani (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tnyani | mnyani | anyani | |
| 2nd person | nnyani | fnyani | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | inyani | dnyani | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nnyani, nyani | fnyani, nyani | ||
References[edit]
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics
Categories:
- Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chichewa lemmas
- Chichewa nouns
- Chichewa class 1a nouns
- ny:Primates
- Swahili terms with audio links
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili n class nouns
- sw:Primates
- West Makian terms derived from Malay
- West Makian terms derived from Ternate
- West Makian terms with IPA pronunciation
- West Makian lemmas
- West Makian verbs
- West Makian intransitive verbs