nyoka
Kikuyu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Pronunciation
- 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
nyoka class 9/10 (plural nyoka)
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- “nyoka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 349. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Mwani
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
nyoka class 9 (plural nyoka)
Shona
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
9 class ?
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Pronunciation
Noun
nyoka (n class, plural nyoka)
Derived terms
- joka (“serpent”)
See also
- (Chinese zodiac signs) alama za unajimu wa Kichina; panya (“rat”), ng'ombe (“ox”), chui milia (“tiger”) or babara, sungura (“rabbit”), dragoni (“dragon”), nyoka (“snake”), farasi (“horse”), mbuzi (“goat”), kima (“monkey”), jogoo (“rooster”) or jimbi, mbwa (“dog”), nguruwe (“pig”) (Category: sw:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit]
Tsonga
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
nyoka class 9 (plural tinyoka class 10)
Umbundu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
nyoka
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- Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Kikuyu lemmas
- Kikuyu nouns
- Kikuyu class 9 nouns
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- ki:Snakes
- Mwani terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Mwani terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Mwani lemmas
- Mwani nouns
- Mwani class 9 nouns
- wmw:Reptiles
- Shona terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Shona terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Shona lemmas
- Shona nouns
- sn:Reptiles
- Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
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- Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
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- sw:Chinese zodiac signs
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- Tsonga terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Tsonga terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Tsonga lemmas
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- Umbundu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Umbundu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
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- Umbundu nouns