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See also: NYA, nyā, -nya, and -nya-

Translingual

Symbol

nya

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Chewa.

See also

English

Etymology

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃ (nya).

Pronunciation

Interjection

nya

  1. (anime and manga fandom) The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
    Synonyms: nyaa, nyan, nyao

Bambara

Pronunciation

Noun

nya

  1. (anatomy) eye

References

Ewe

Noun

nya

  1. word

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai

Pronoun

nya

  1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I
  2. 1st-person plural pronoun: we
  3. 1st-person singular possessive pronoun: my
  4. 1st-person plural possessive pronoun: our

See also

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person nya nya, nyáji
2nd person ma ma, máji
3rd person nyihá, nyithá nyihá, nyiháji

Iatmul

Noun

nya

  1. sun

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

nya

  1. The hiragana syllable にゃ (nya) or the katakana syllable ニャ (nya) in Hepburn romanization.

Lashi

Etymology

Related to nyang.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

nya

  1. his, her

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

  1. to excrete, to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

  1. to excrete, to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

nya

  1. (vulgar) to excrete, to defecate
    Synonym: kaka

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

nya (plural nyïr)

  1. girl

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

Swahili

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya (infinitive kunya)

  1. to defecate

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-nya (infinitive kunya)

  1. to rain or drop like rain
  2. to discharge or release liquid

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nya
Positive present -nakunya
Subjunctive -nye
Negative -nyi
Imperative singular kunya
Infinitives
Positive kunya
Negative kutokunya
Imperatives
Singular kunya
Plural kunyeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunya
Positive past positive subject concord + -likunya
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunya
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunya)
Singular Plural
1st person ninakunya/nakunya tunakunya
2nd person unakunya mnakunya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakunya wanakunya
other classes positive subject concord + -nakunya
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyi hatunyi
2nd person hunyi hamnyi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyi hawanyi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takunya
Negative future negative subject concord + -takunya
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nye)
Singular Plural
1st person ninye tunye
2nd person unye mnye
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anye wanye
other classes positive subject concord + -nye
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinye
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekunya
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekunya
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikunya
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikunya
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anya)
Singular Plural
1st person nanya twanya
2nd person wanya mwanya
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anya wanya
m-mi(III/IV) wanya yanya
ji-ma(V/VI) lanya yanya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanya vyanya
n(IX/X) yanya zanya
u(XI) wanya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanya
pa(XVI) panya
mu(XVIII) mwanya
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekunya
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshakunya
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janya
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinya
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipokunya
Consecutive kanya / positive subject concord + -kanya
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanye
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninya -tunya
2nd person -kunya -wanya/-kunyeni/-wanyeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnya -wanya
m-mi(III/IV) -unya -inya
ji-ma(V/VI) -linya -yanya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinya -vinya
n(IX/X) -inya -zinya
u(XI) -unya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunya
pa(XVI) -panya
mu(XVIII) -munya
Reflexive -jinya
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nya- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyaye -nyao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyao -nyayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyalo -nyayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyacho -nyavyo
n(IX/X) -nyayo -nyazo
u(XI) -nyao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyako
pa(XVI) -nyapo
mu(XVIII) -nyamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunya)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yekunya -okunya
m-mi(III/IV) -okunya -yokunya
ji-ma(V/VI) -lokunya -yokunya
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokunya -vyokunya
n(IX/X) -yokunya -zokunya
u(XI) -okunya see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kokunya
pa(XVI) -pokunya
mu(XVIII) -mokunya
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Swedish

Pronunciation

Adjective

nya

  1. inflection of ny:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Determiner

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of niya.

Pronoun

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌ)

  1. Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of niya.

Usage notes

  • This spelling does not follow the rule of double vowel clusters with an /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel when at the start of a word or when following a double consonant (where the standard is to retain the vowel cluster and add a ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ in between). See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.

Venda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

nya

  1. to excrete, to defecate

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

  1. (intransitive) to defecate
    Synonym: -bhosha

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukunya
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukunya ukunganyi
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular yinya -nye
Plural yinyani -nyeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyanya, nginya enginyayo, enginya nginya anginyi enginganyi nginganyi
2nd singular uyanya, unya onyayo, onya unya awunyi onganyi unganyi
1st plural siyanya, sinya esinyayo, esinya sinya asinyi esinganyi singanyi
2nd plural niyanya, ninya eninyayo, eninya ninya aninyi eninganyi ninganyi
Class 1 uyanya, unya onyayo, onya enya akanyi onganyi enganyi
Class 2 bayanya, banya abanyayo, abanya benya abanyi abanganyi benganyi
Class 3 uyanya, unya onyayo, onya unya awunyi onganyi unganyi
Class 4 iyanya, inya enyayo, enya inya ayinyi enganyi inganyi
Class 5 liyanya, linya elinyayo, elinya linya alinyi elinganyi linganyi
Class 6 ayanya, anya anyayo, anya enya awanyi anganyi enganyi
Class 7 siyanya, sinya esinyayo, esinya sinya asinyi esinganyi singanyi
Class 8 ziyanya, zinya ezinyayo, ezinya zinya azinyi ezinganyi zinganyi
Class 9 iyanya, inya enyayo, enya inya ayinyi enganyi inganyi
Class 10 ziyanya, zinya ezinyayo, ezinya zinya azinyi ezinganyi zinganyi
Class 11 luyanya, lunya olunyayo, olunya lunya alunyi olunganyi lunganyi
Class 14 buyanya, bunya obunyayo, obunya bunya abunyi obunganyi bunganyi
Class 15 kuyanya, kunya okunyayo, okunya kunya akunyi okunganyi kunganyi
Class 17 kuyanya, kunya okunyayo, okunya kunya akunyi okunganyi kunganyi
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginyile, nginyē enginyile, enginyē nginyile, nginyē anginyanga enginganyanga nginganyanga
2nd singular unyile, unyē onyile, onyē unyile, unyē awunyanga onganyanga unganyanga
1st plural sinyile, sinyē esinyile, esinyē sinyile, sinyē asinyanga esinganyanga singanyanga
2nd plural ninyile, ninyē eninyile, eninyē ninyile, ninyē aninyanga eninganyanga ninganyanga
Class 1 unyile, unyē onyile, onyē enyile, enyē akanyanga onganyanga enganyanga
Class 2 banyile, banyē abanyile, abanyē benyile, benyē abanyanga abanganyanga benganyanga
Class 3 unyile, unyē onyile, onyē unyile, unyē awunyanga onganyanga unganyanga
Class 4 inyile, inyē enyile, enyē inyile, inyē ayinyanga enganyanga inganyanga
Class 5 linyile, linyē elinyile, elinyē linyile, linyē alinyanga elinganyanga linganyanga
Class 6 anyile, anyē anyile, anyē enyile, enyē awanyanga anganyanga enganyanga
Class 7 sinyile, sinyē esinyile, esinyē sinyile, sinyē asinyanga esinganyanga singanyanga
Class 8 zinyile, zinyē ezinyile, ezinyē zinyile, zinyē azinyanga ezinganyanga zinganyanga
Class 9 inyile, inyē enyile, enyē inyile, inyē ayinyanga enganyanga inganyanga
Class 10 zinyile, zinyē ezinyile, ezinyē zinyile, zinyē azinyanga ezinganyanga zinganyanga
Class 11 lunyile, lunyē olunyile, olunyē lunyile, lunyē alunyanga olunganyanga lunganyanga
Class 14 bunyile, bunyē obunyile, obunyē bunyile, bunyē abunyanga obunganyanga bunganyanga
Class 15 kunyile, kunyē okunyile, okunyē kunyile, kunyē akunyanga okunganyanga kunganyanga
Class 17 kunyile, kunyē okunyile, okunyē kunyile, kunyē akunyanga okunganyanga kunganyanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngānya engānya ngānya anginyanga enginganyanga nginganyanga
2nd singular wānya owānya wānya awunyanga onganyanga unganyanga
1st plural sānya esānya sānya asinyanga esinganyanga singanyanga
2nd plural nānya enānya nānya aninyanga eninganyanga ninganyanga
Class 1 wānya owānya ānya akanyanga onganyanga enganyanga
Class 2 bānya abānya bānya abanyanga abanganyanga benganyanga
Class 3 wānya owānya wānya awunyanga onganyanga unganyanga
Class 4 yānya eyānya yānya ayinyanga enganyanga inganyanga
Class 5 lānya elānya lānya alinyanga elinganyanga linganyanga
Class 6 ānya ānya ānya awanyanga anganyanga enganyanga
Class 7 sānya esānya sānya asinyanga esinganyanga singanyanga
Class 8 zānya ezānya zānya azinyanga ezinganyanga zinganyanga
Class 9 yānya eyānya yānya ayinyanga enganyanga inganyanga
Class 10 zānya ezānya zānya azinyanga ezinganyanga zinganyanga
Class 11 lwānya olwānya lwānya alunyanga olunganyanga lunganyanga
Class 14 bānya obānya bānya abunyanga obunganyanga bunganyanga
Class 15 kwānya okwānya kwānya akunyanga okunganyanga kunganyanga
Class 17 kwānya okwānya kwānya akunyanga okunganyanga kunganyanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginganya — nginganya ngingenye — ngingenye
2nd singular unganya — unganya ungenye — ungenye
1st plural singanya — singanya singenye — singenye
2nd plural ninganya — ninganya ningenye — ningenye
Class 1 anganya — enganya angenye — engenye
Class 2 banganya — benganya bangenye — bengenye
Class 3 unganya — unganya ungenye — ungenye
Class 4 inganya — inganya ingenye — ingenye
Class 5 linganya — linganya lingenye — lingenye
Class 6 anganya — enganya angenye — engenye
Class 7 singanya — singanya singenye — singenye
Class 8 zinganya — zinganya zingenye — zingenye
Class 9 inganya — inganya ingenye — ingenye
Class 10 zinganya — zinganya zingenye — zingenye
Class 11 lunganya — lunganya lungenye — lungenye
Class 14 bunganya — bunganya bungenye — bungenye
Class 15 kunganya — kunganya kungenye — kungenye
Class 17 kunganya — kunganya kungenye — kungenye
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizokunya engizokunya ngizokunya angizukunya engingezukunya ngingezukunya
2nd singular uzokunya ozokunya uzokunya awuzukunya ongezukunya ungezukunya
1st plural sizokunya esizokunya sizokunya asizukunya esingezukunya singezukunya
2nd plural nizokunya enizokunya nizokunya anizukunya eningezukunya ningezukunya
Class 1 uzokunya ozokunya ezokunya akazukunya ongezukunya engezukunya
Class 2 bazokunya abazokunya bezokunya abazukunya abangezukunya bengezukunya
Class 3 uzokunya ozokunya uzokunya awuzukunya ongezukunya ungezukunya
Class 4 izokunya ezokunya izokunya ayizukunya engezukunya ingezukunya
Class 5 lizokunya elizokunya lizokunya alizukunya elingezukunya lingezukunya
Class 6 azokunya azokunya ezokunya awazukunya angezukunya engezukunya
Class 7 sizokunya esizokunya sizokunya asizukunya esingezukunya singezukunya
Class 8 zizokunya ezizokunya zizokunya azizukunya ezingezukunya zingezukunya
Class 9 izokunya ezokunya izokunya ayizukunya engezukunya ingezukunya
Class 10 zizokunya ezizokunya zizokunya azizukunya ezingezukunya zingezukunya
Class 11 luzokunya oluzokunya luzokunya aluzukunya olungezukunya lungezukunya
Class 14 buzokunya obuzokunya buzokunya abuzukunya obungezukunya bungezukunya
Class 15 kuzokunya okuzokunya kuzokunya akuzukunya okungezukunya kungezukunya
Class 17 kuzokunya okuzokunya kuzokunya akuzukunya okungezukunya kungezukunya
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyokunya engiyokunya ngiyokunya angiyukunya engingeyukunya ngingeyukunya
2nd singular uyokunya oyokunya uyokunya awuyukunya ongeyukunya ungeyukunya
1st plural siyokunya esiyokunya siyokunya asiyukunya esingeyukunya singeyukunya
2nd plural niyokunya eniyokunya niyokunya aniyukunya eningeyukunya ningeyukunya
Class 1 uyokunya oyokunya eyokunya akayukunya ongeyukunya engeyukunya
Class 2 bayokunya abayokunya beyokunya abayukunya abangeyukunya bengeyukunya
Class 3 uyokunya oyokunya uyokunya awuyukunya ongeyukunya ungeyukunya
Class 4 iyokunya eyokunya iyokunya ayiyukunya engeyukunya ingeyukunya
Class 5 liyokunya eliyokunya liyokunya aliyukunya elingeyukunya lingeyukunya
Class 6 ayokunya ayokunya eyokunya awayukunya angeyukunya engeyukunya
Class 7 siyokunya esiyokunya siyokunya asiyukunya esingeyukunya singeyukunya
Class 8 ziyokunya eziyokunya ziyokunya aziyukunya ezingeyukunya zingeyukunya
Class 9 iyokunya eyokunya iyokunya ayiyukunya engeyukunya ingeyukunya
Class 10 ziyokunya eziyokunya ziyokunya aziyukunya ezingeyukunya zingeyukunya
Class 11 luyokunya oluyokunya luyokunya aluyukunya olungeyukunya lungeyukunya
Class 14 buyokunya obuyokunya buyokunya abuyukunya obungeyukunya bungeyukunya
Class 15 kuyokunya okuyokunya kuyokunya akuyukunya okungeyukunya kungeyukunya
Class 17 kuyokunya okuyokunya kuyokunya akuyukunya okungeyukunya kungeyukunya
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nginye nginganyi
2nd singular unye unganyi
1st plural sinye singanyi
2nd plural ninye ninganyi
Class 1 anye anganyi
Class 2 banye banganyi
Class 3 unye unganyi
Class 4 inye inganyi
Class 5 linye linganyi
Class 6 anye anganyi
Class 7 sinye singanyi
Class 8 zinye zinganyi
Class 9 inye inganyi
Class 10 zinye zinganyi
Class 11 lunye lunganyi
Class 14 bunye bunganyi
Class 15 kunye kunganyi
Class 17 kunye kunganyi
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nganya nganganya, anganya, anganganya
2nd singular wanya wanganya, awanya, awanganya
1st plural sanya sanganya, asanya, asanganya
2nd plural nanya nanganya, ananya, ananganya
Class 1 wanya wanganya, akanya, akanganya
Class 2 banya banganya, abanya, abanganya
Class 3 wanya wanganya, awanya, awanganya
Class 4 yanya yanganya, ayanya, ayanganya
Class 5 lanya langanya, alanya, alanganya
Class 6 anya anganya, awanya, awanganya
Class 7 sanya sanganya, asanya, asanganya
Class 8 zanya zanganya, azanya, azanganya
Class 9 yanya yanganya, ayanya, ayanganya
Class 10 zanya zanganya, azanya, azanganya
Class 11 lwanya lwanganya, alwanya, alwanganya
Class 14 banya banganya, abanya, abanganya
Class 15 kwanya kwanganya, akwanya, akwanganya
Class 17 kwanya kwanganya, akwanya, akwanganya

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia