nyoka
See also: nyóka
Kikuyu
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *njókà.
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
editnyoka class 9/10 (plural nyoka)
See also
editReferences
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.
- “nyoka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 349. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Mwani
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
editnyoka class 9 (plural nyoka)
Shona
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
editnyóká class 9 (plural nyóká class 10)
Swahili
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/
Audio (Democratic Republic of the Congo, non-native speaker): (file) Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
editnyoka (n class, plural nyoka)
Derived terms
edit- joka (“serpent”)
See also
edit- (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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
editnyoka class 9 (plural tinyoka class 10)
Descendants
edit- → Portuguese: nhoca
Umbundu
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
editnyoka
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