"nganga" meaning in Kikuyu

See nganga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡàᵑɡáꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], nganga [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records enganga as an equivalent of English guinea-fowl in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nganga and Swahili kanga etc. as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|nganga}} Kamba nganga, {{cog|sw|kanga}} Swahili kanga Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|nganga}} nganga class 9/10 (plural nganga)
  1. guinea fowl Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-nganga-ki-noun-h3gSsLz8 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for nganga meaning in Kikuyu (1.3kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "nganga"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba nganga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "kanga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kanga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records enganga as an equivalent of English guinea-fowl in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nganga and Swahili kanga etc. as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nganga",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "nganga"
      },
      "expansion": "nganga class 9/10 (plural nganga)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "ki:Birds",
          "parents": [
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "guinea fowl"
      ],
      "id": "en-nganga-ki-noun-h3gSsLz8",
      "links": [
        [
          "guinea fowl",
          "guinea fowl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡàᵑɡáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
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}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "nganga"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba nganga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "kanga"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kanga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records enganga as an equivalent of English guinea-fowl in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nganga and Swahili kanga etc. as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nganga",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "nganga"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Birds"
      ],
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      ],
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          "guinea fowl"
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      "tags": [
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        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡàᵑɡáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nganga"
}

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