"nyoni" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ɲɔ̀nì(ꜜ)/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-nyoni.wav Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], nyoni [plural], kanyoni [diminutive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì. Hinde (1904) records nyoni as an equivalent of English bird in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili nyuni etc. as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*njʊ̀nì}} Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì, {{cog|sw|nyuni}} Swahili nyuni Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|nyoni}} nyoni class 9/10 (plural nyoni)
  1. bird Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Birds Derived forms: muoria-nyoni [class-3], gũtirĩ nyoni njega mwere-inĩ, nyoni yakaga na mũtheece ũmwe
    Sense id: en-nyoni-ki-noun-elF57swP Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for nyoni meaning in Kikuyu (1.9kB)

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