njoka
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Chichewa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
njóka class 9 (plural njóka class 10)
Kikuyu[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1]
Noun[edit]
njoka class 9/10 (plural njoka)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- “njoka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Tumbuka[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun[edit]
njoka class 9 (plural njoka class 10)
Categories:
- Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chichewa lemmas
- Chichewa nouns
- Chichewa class 9 nouns
- ny:Reptiles
- Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Kikuyu lemmas
- Kikuyu nouns
- Kikuyu class 9 nouns
- Kikuyu class 10 nouns
- ki:Parasites
- Tumbuka terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Tumbuka lemmas
- Tumbuka nouns
- Tumbuka class 9 nouns
- tum:Reptiles