nda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nda"

Translingual

Symbol

nda

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Ndasa.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ndasa terms

Ik

Conjunction

ńdà

1. and

Preposition

ńdà

1. [with oblique] with

References

• Terrill B. Schrock (2017), The Ik language: Dictionary and grammar sketch, Language Science Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 175

Kikuyu

Etymology

Probably cognate to Rwanda-Rundi inda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdàꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a monosyllabic stem, together with mũri, ngo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

nda class 9/10 (plural nda)

1. belly, stomach

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• ciira wothe wambagĩrĩrio na nda
• iri kanua iri o nda
• irĩ kanua itirĩ nda
• (kanyamũ) karĩ nda gatiĩyumbũraga
• mwathwo nĩ nda a(a)kĩra/arũgĩ(ĩ)te mwathwo nĩ ithe
• nĩ ngingo ĩtindaga ĩrĩ theri ti nda
• nda ĩmwe yuumaga gĩthayo na mũũgĩ
• nda ti mũtwe
• riko na nda itiagaga
• rĩrĩ nda rĩkuaga ũnene

See also

• ihu

References

• “nda” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Further reading

• Kikuyu Language online: vocabulary and conversation practice (retrieved 7th January 2016)

Kongo

Etymology

Proto-Bantu *-dàì

Noun

nda class 9

1. height

Adjective

-nda

1. tall

Maonan

Noun

nda

1. eye

Mapun

Noun

nda

1. wife

Navajo

Interjection

nda

1. no

References

• Robert W. Young and William Morgan, Sr. (1987), The Navajo Language. A Grammar and Colloquial Dictionary, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, page 502.

Nupe

Ǹdá tò egi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ̀.dá/

Noun

ǹdá (plural ǹdázhì)

1. father

   Synonym: bàbá

2. older male relative
3. senior

Derived terms

• ǹdá kútí (“father of the kútí”)
• Ǹdá Lílé (“ruler of Makwa”)
• ǹdá wuzhìtsu (“eunuch”)
• ǹdá yàwó (“father of the bride”)
• ǹdági (“uncle”)
• ǹdákó (“grandfather; ancestor”)
• ǹdákógi (“nickname given to baby boys”)
• ǹdákóstu (“a title”)
• ǹdásàákó (“chairman”)
• ǹdáèjì (“a chief title”)

Old Irish

Numeral

nda

1. alternative spelling of ndá: eclipsed form of da (“two”)