nda

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nda"

Ik

Conjunction

nda

and

References

Terrill B. Schrock, A grammar of Ik (Icé-tód): Northeast Uganda's last thriving Kuliak language (2014), p. 581

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.

Noun

nda class 9/10 (plural nda)

belly, stomach

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

See also

ihu

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)

Maonan

Noun

nda

eye

Mapun

Noun

nda

wife

Nupe

Ǹdá tò egi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ŋ̀.dá/

Noun

ǹdá (plural ǹdázhì)

father
Synonym: bàbá
older male relative
senior

Derived terms

ǹdá kútí (“father of the kútí”)
Ǹdá Lílé (“ruler of Makwa”)
ǹdá wuzhìtsu (“eunuch”)
ǹdá yàwó (“father of the bride”)
ǹdági (“uncle”)
ǹdákó (“grandfather; ancestor”)
ǹdákógi (“nickname given to baby boys”)
ǹdákóstu (“a title”)
ǹdásàákó (“chairman”)
ǹdáèjì (“a chief title”)

Old Irish

Numeral

nda

Alternative spelling of ndá: Eclipsed form of da (“two”).

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