"ngware" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡoàɾɛ̌/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngware [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ngwarra as an equivalent of English partridge in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba engwalle and Swahili kware etc. as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|engwalle}} Kamba engwalle, {{cog|sw|kware}} Swahili kware Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngware}} ngware class 9/10 (plural ngware)
  1. partridge Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Birds Derived forms: mũhara-ngware [class-3], mũhuura-ngware [class-3], ngware nyinyi ĩrĩ na mũhurĩrie wayo
    Sense id: en-ngware-ki-noun-Hn2E4xUC Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "engwalle"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba engwalle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "kware"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kware",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngwarra as an equivalent of English partridge in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba engwalle and Swahili kware etc. as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngware",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngware"
      },
      "expansion": "ngware class 9/10 (plural ngware)",
      "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": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "ki:Birds",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-3"
          ],
          "word": "mũhara-ngware"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-3"
          ],
          "word": "mũhuura-ngware"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngware nyinyi ĩrĩ na mũhurĩrie wayo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "partridge"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngware-ki-noun-Hn2E4xUC",
      "links": [
        [
          "partridge",
          "partridge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡoàɾɛ̌/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngware"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mũhara-ngware"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mũhuura-ngware"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngware nyinyi ĩrĩ na mũhurĩrie wayo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "engwalle"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba engwalle",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "kware"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kware",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngwarra as an equivalent of English partridge in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba engwalle and Swahili kware etc. as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngware",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngware"
      },
      "expansion": "ngware class 9/10 (plural ngware)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Birds"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "partridge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "partridge",
          "partridge"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡoàɾɛ̌/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngware"
}

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