nda
See also: NDA
Kikuyu
Etymology
Probably cognate to Rwanda-Rundi inda.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ndàꜜ/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a monosyllabic stem, together with mũri, ngo, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.[1]
Noun
nda class 9/10 (plural nda)
Derived terms
(Proverbs)
- ciira wothe wambagĩrĩrio na nda
- iri kanua iri o nda
- irĩ kanua itirĩ nda
- (kanyamũ) karĩ nda gatiĩyumbũraga
- mwathwo nĩ nda a(a)kĩra/arũgĩ(ĩ)te mwathwo nĩ ithe
- nĩ ngingo ĩtindaga ĩrĩ theri ti nda
- nda ĩmwe yuumaga gĩthayo na mũũgĩ
- nda ti mũtwe
- riko na nda itiagaga
- rĩrĩ nda rĩkuaga ũnene
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.
- “nda” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Further reading
- Kikuyu Language online: vocabulary and conversation practice (retrieved 7th January 2016)
Mapun
Noun
nda
Tlahuica
Noun
nda
References
- Elpidia Reynoso González, Vocabulario Español-Tlahuica (1998)
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