nyoka
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nyoka
Kikuyu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
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.
- (Kiambu)
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
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
nyoka class 9 (plural nyoka)
Shona
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
nyóká class 9 (plural nyóká class 10)
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Pronunciation
Noun
nyoka (n class, plural nyoka)
Derived terms
- joka (“serpent”)
See also
- (Chinese zodiac signs) alama za unajimu wa Kichina; panya (“rat”), ng'ombe (“ox”), chui milia (“tiger”) or babara, sungura (“rabbit”), dragoni (“dragon”), nyoka (“snake”), farasi (“horse”), mbuzi (“goat”), kima (“monkey”), jogoo (“rooster”) or jimbi, mbwa (“dog”), nguruwe (“pig”) (Category: sw:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit]
Tsonga
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
nyoka class 9 (plural tinyoka class 10)
Descendants
- → Portuguese: nhoca
Umbundu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njókà.
Noun
nyoka