"ngi" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡì(ꜜ)/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngi [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ingi and ingishi as equivalents of English fly in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ingi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba inji, and Swahili inzi (pl. mainzi) as their equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|ingi}} Kamba ingi, {{cog|sw|inzi}} Swahili inzi Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngi}} ngi class 9/10 (plural ngi)
  1. fly (insect) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Dipterans Derived forms: ngi ĩrathagwo ũigana mũkiha ũrĩa ĩrĩ naguo, ngi ndĩhoyagwo thakame Related terms: thigai
    Sense id: en-ngi-ki-noun-nOP8mJDe Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ngi meaning in Kikuyu (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ingi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ingi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "inzi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili inzi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ingi and ingishi as equivalents of English fly in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ingi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba inji, and Swahili inzi (pl. mainzi) as their equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngi"
      },
      "expansion": "ngi class 9/10 (plural ngi)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Dipterans",
          "orig": "ki:Dipterans",
          "parents": [
            "Insects",
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ngi ĩrathagwo ũigana mũkiha ũrĩa ĩrĩ naguo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngi ndĩhoyagwo thakame"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fly (insect)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngi-ki-noun-nOP8mJDe",
      "links": [
        [
          "fly",
          "fly"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "thigai"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngi"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ngi ĩrathagwo ũigana mũkiha ũrĩa ĩrĩ naguo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngi ndĩhoyagwo thakame"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ingi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ingi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "inzi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili inzi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ingi and ingishi as equivalents of English fly in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba ingi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba inji, and Swahili inzi (pl. mainzi) as their equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngi"
      },
      "expansion": "ngi class 9/10 (plural ngi)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "thigai"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Dipterans"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fly (insect)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fly",
          "fly"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngi"
}

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