nyonga

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Etymology

From Zulu inyonga, from Proto-Bantu *njóngà.

Noun

nyonga

  1. hip
  2. femur

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

nyonga class IX (plural nyonga class X)

  1. alternative form of unyonga

Noun

nyonga

  1. plural of unyonga

Verb

-nyonga (infinitive kunyonga)

  1. to strangle, throttle; hang
  2. (Sheng) to masturbate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyonga
Positive present -nanyonga
Subjunctive -nyonge
Negative -nyongi
Imperative singular nyonga
Infinitives
Positive kunyonga
Negative kutonyonga
Imperatives
Singular nyonga
Plural nyongeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyonga
Positive past positive subject concord + -linyonga
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyonga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyonga)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanyonga/nanyonga tunanyonga
2nd person unanyonga mnanyonga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyonga wananyonga
other classes positive subject concord + -nanyonga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyongi)
Singular Plural
1st person sinyongi hatunyongi
2nd person hunyongi hamnyongi
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyongi hawanyongi
other classes negative subject concord + -nyongi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyonga
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyonga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyonge)
Singular Plural
1st person ninyonge tunyonge
2nd person unyonge mnyonge
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyonge wanyonge
other classes positive subject concord + -nyonge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyonge
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyonga
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyonga
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyonga
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyonga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyonga)
Singular Plural
1st person nanyonga twanyonga
2nd person wanyonga mwanyonga
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyonga wanyonga
m-mi(III/IV) wanyonga yanyonga
ji-ma(V/VI) lanyonga yanyonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyonga vyanyonga
n(IX/X) yanyonga zanyonga
u(XI) wanyonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanyonga
pa(XVI) panyonga
mu(XVIII) mwanyonga
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyonga
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyonga
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyonga
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyonga
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponyonga
Consecutive kanyonga / positive subject concord + -kanyonga
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyonge
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninyonga -tunyonga
2nd person -kunyonga -wanyonga/-kunyongeni/-wanyongeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyonga -wanyonga
m-mi(III/IV) -unyonga -inyonga
ji-ma(V/VI) -linyonga -yanyonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyonga -vinyonga
n(IX/X) -inyonga -zinyonga
u(XI) -unyonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunyonga
pa(XVI) -panyonga
mu(XVIII) -munyonga
Reflexive -jinyonga
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyonga- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nyongaye -nyongao
m-mi(III/IV) -nyongao -nyongayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nyongalo -nyongayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyongacho -nyongavyo
n(IX/X) -nyongayo -nyongazo
u(XI) -nyongao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nyongako
pa(XVI) -nyongapo
mu(XVIII) -nyongamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyonga)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenyonga -onyonga
m-mi(III/IV) -onyonga -yonyonga
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyonga -yonyonga
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyonga -vyonyonga
n(IX/X) -yonyonga -zonyonga
u(XI) -onyonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konyonga
pa(XVI) -ponyonga
mu(XVIII) -monyonga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njóngà. The Bantu Lexical Reconstruction 3 doesn't say that this word is distributed in region N, so it is possible that Tumbuka borrowed the word from another language, or that zone N was left out.

Noun

nyonga class 9 (plural nyonga class 10)

  1. pelvis, hip bone

References

  • Wm. Y. Turner, Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English-Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary, 1996
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