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Chichewa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Pronunciation
Noun
njóka class 9 (plural njóka class 10)
- snake
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (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
njoka class 9/10 (plural njoka)
- parasite
See also
References
- “njoka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Tumbuka
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
njoka class 9 (plural njoka class 10)
- snake