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nyo

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See also: nyō, nyɔ, and n'yo

Translingual

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Symbol

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nyo

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Nyoro.

English

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Particle

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nyo

  1. pronunciation or cutesy spelling of no.

Achang

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Etymology

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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-la(k).

Pronunciation

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  • (Myanmar) /nʲɔ˧/
  • (Longchuan) [m̥ʐua³¹]
  • (Xiandao) [mʐɔ³¹]

Noun

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nyo

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Further reading

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  • Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon[1], Payap University, page 102

Ewe

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Gbe *yṍ.[1] Cognates include Fon nyɔ́, Saxwe Gbe nyɔ́, Aja (West Africa) nyɔ́ and Gun nyɔ́.

Adjective

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nyo

  1. good
  2. sufficient

Determiner

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nyo

  1. enough

Etymology 2

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Noun

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nyo

  1. brother-in-law

References

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  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991), A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York; Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 216

Japanese

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Romanization

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nyo

  1. The hiragana syllable にょ (nyo) or the katakana syllable ニョ (nyo) in Hepburn romanization.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse nýju.

Adjective

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nyo

  1. Used in å nyo.