See -nini on Wiktionary
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "ak",
"2": "suffix"
},
"expansion": "-nini",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Akan",
"lang_code": "ak",
"pos": "suffix",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "-bedeɛ"
}
],
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Twi Akan",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"male"
],
"id": "en--nini-ak-suffix-DSSOgsYs",
"links": [
[
"male",
"male"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Twi) male"
],
"tags": [
"Twi",
"masculine",
"morpheme"
]
}
],
"word": "-nini"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kam",
"2": "kanini"
},
"expansion": "Kamba kanini",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kanyinyi as an equivalent of English small in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kanini and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kinini as its equivalents.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ki-infl-adj",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "mũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "anini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mĩnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "rĩnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "manini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kĩnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "rũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kanini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-13",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-13",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hanini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"plural"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "ki",
"2": "adjective"
},
"expansion": "-nini",
"name": "head"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mũnini",
"10": "tũnini",
"11": "kũnini",
"12": "hanini",
"2": "anini",
"3": "mĩnini",
"4": "rĩnini",
"5": "manini",
"6": "kĩnini",
"7": "nini",
"8": "rũnini",
"9": "kanini"
},
"name": "ki-infl-adj"
}
],
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"lang_code": "ki",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
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{
"word": "-nene"
}
],
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{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"little, small"
],
"id": "en--nini-ki-adj-JkIMO~ub",
"links": [
[
"little",
"little"
],
[
"small",
"small"
]
],
"related": [
{
"word": "-nyinyi"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/nini/"
}
],
"word": "-nini"
}
{
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ak",
"2": "suffix"
},
"expansion": "-nini",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Akan",
"lang_code": "ak",
"pos": "suffix",
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "-bedeɛ"
}
],
"categories": [
"Akan entries with incorrect language header",
"Akan lemmas",
"Akan suffixes",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Twi Akan"
],
"glosses": [
"male"
],
"links": [
[
"male",
"male"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Twi) male"
],
"tags": [
"Twi",
"masculine",
"morpheme"
]
}
],
"word": "-nini"
}
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kam",
"2": "kanini"
},
"expansion": "Kamba kanini",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kanyinyi as an equivalent of English small in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kanini and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kinini as its equivalents.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "ki-infl-adj",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "mũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "anini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "mĩnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-4",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "rĩnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "manini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kĩnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-8",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "nini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "nini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "rũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-10",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kanini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-13",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "tũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-13",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kũnini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-6",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "hanini",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"class-16",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ki",
"2": "adjective"
},
"expansion": "-nini",
"name": "head"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mũnini",
"10": "tũnini",
"11": "kũnini",
"12": "hanini",
"2": "anini",
"3": "mĩnini",
"4": "rĩnini",
"5": "manini",
"6": "kĩnini",
"7": "nini",
"8": "rũnini",
"9": "kanini"
},
"name": "ki-infl-adj"
}
],
"lang": "Kikuyu",
"lang_code": "ki",
"pos": "adj",
"related": [
{
"word": "-nyinyi"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "-nene"
}
],
"categories": [
"Kikuyu adjectives",
"Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
"Kikuyu lemmas",
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"little, small"
],
"links": [
[
"little",
"little"
],
[
"small",
"small"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/nini/"
}
],
"word": "-nini"
}
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