nyoka
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɲɔ̀káꜜ/
- 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
Noun
nyoka class 9 (plural nyoka)
Swahili
Etymology
Proto-Bantu *joka. Cognate with Bemba nsoka, Chichewa njoka, Fang (Cameroon) oo, Herero onyoka, Lingala nyoka, Luba-Kasai nyoka, Nyamwezi nzoka, Rwanda-Rundi zoka, Shona nyoka, Sotho noga, Umbundu nyoka, Venda nowa, Zulu nyoka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/
Noun
nyoka (n class, plural nyoka)
Derived terms
- joka (“serpent”)
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