nyani
Chichewa
Pronunciation
Noun
nyaní class 1a (plural anyaní class 2)
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
nyani (n class, plural nyani)
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay nyanyi, possibly through Ternate nyanyi.
Pronunciation
Verb
nyani
- (intransitive) to sing
Conjugation
Conjugation of nyani (action verb) | ||||
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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
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics
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- Chichewa nouns
- Chichewa class 1a nouns
- ny:Primates
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- Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup
- 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