"njata" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᶮdʑátáꜜ/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-njata.wav Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], njata [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records njata as an equivalent of English star in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndata and Swahili nyota as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{m|en|star}} star, {{cog|kam|ndata}} Kamba ndata, {{cog|sw|nyota}} Swahili nyota Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|njata}} njata class 9/10 (plural njata)
  1. star Wikipedia link: ki:njata Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Celestial bodies
    Sense id: en-njata-ki-noun-Ul7KHVCJ Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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