See also: nyóka

Kikuyu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Pronunciation

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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)

Noun

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nyoka class 9/10 (plural nyoka)

  1. snake

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

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nyoka class 9 (plural nyoka)

  1. snake

Shona

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

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nyóká class 9 (plural nyóká class 10)

  1. snake

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/
  • Audio (Democratic Republic of the Congo, non-native speaker):(file)
  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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nyoka (n class, plural nyoka)

  1. snake
  2. worm

Derived terms

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  • joka (serpent)

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Tsonga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

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nyoka class 9 (plural tinyoka class 10)

  1. snake

Descendants

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  • Portuguese: nhoca

Umbundu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

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nyoka

  1. snake