"njata" meaning in Kikuyu

See njata in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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: {{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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ndata"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ndata",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nyota"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili nyota",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Celestial bodies",
          "orig": "ki:Celestial bodies",
          "parents": [
            "Space",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "star",
          "star"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮdʑátáꜜ/"
    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nyota"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili nyota",
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    }
  ],
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        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
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    },
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
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        "ki:Celestial bodies"
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          "star"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-9"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ᶮdʑátáꜜ/"
    },
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    }
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}

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