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"2": "njata"
},
"expansion": "Kikuyu njata",
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},
{
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"1": "kam",
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},
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},
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},
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],
"etymology_text": "Cognate with Kikuyu njata, Kamba ndata, Kabwa enjota.",
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{
"form": "nyota",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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},
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},
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"1": "n"
},
"expansion": "nyota (n class, plural nyota)",
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}
],
"lang": "Swahili",
"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "51 5 8 36",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "sw",
"name": "Astronomy",
"orig": "sw:Astronomy",
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"Sciences",
"Space",
"All topics",
"Nature",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
"glosses": [
"star (astronomical object)"
],
"id": "en-nyota-sw-noun-IL4kpLfe",
"links": [
[
"star",
"star"
]
],
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"thirst"
],
"id": "en-nyota-sw-noun-cLGNW9rY",
"links": [
[
"thirst",
"thirst"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(rare) thirst"
],
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"class-10",
"class-9",
"rare"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"luck (good or bad)"
],
"id": "en-nyota-sw-noun-jn-Sa3lm",
"links": [
[
"luck",
"luck"
]
],
"tags": [
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"class-9"
]
}
],
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"tags": [
"Kenya"
],
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}
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],
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"name": "cog"
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{
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"2": "ndata"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
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"2": "enjota"
},
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"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Cognate with Kikuyu njata, Kamba ndata, Kabwa enjota.",
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{
"form": "manyota",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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},
"expansion": "nyota (ma class, plural manyota)",
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}
],
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"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "7 12 28 53",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
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},
{
"_dis": "0 0 0 100",
"kind": "topical",
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"name": "People",
"orig": "sw:People",
"parents": [
"Human",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
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}
],
"derived": [
{
"english": "film star",
"word": "nyota wa filamu"
},
{
"english": "porn star",
"word": "nyota wa ponografia"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer",
"ref": "2020 August 29, “Chadwick Boseman: Nyota wa filamu ya Black Panther Chadwick Boseman aaga dunia kwa saratani”, in BBC News Swahili",
"text": "Nyota wa filamu ya Black Panther Chadwick Boseman aaga dunia kwa saratani",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Donald Trump claims he will be arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from an investigation into a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.",
"ref": "2023 March 21, “Nini kitatokea iwapo Trump atakamatwa wiki hii?”, in BBC News Swahili",
"text": "Donald Trump anadai kuwa atakamatwa Jumanne kwa mashtaka yanayotokana na uchunguzi wa malipo ya dola 130,000 kwa nyota wa ponografia Stormy Daniels mnamo 2016.",
"type": "quotation"
}
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],
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"star",
"star"
],
[
"celebrity",
"celebrity"
]
],
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{
"word": "staa"
}
],
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"class-6"
]
}
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}
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],
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],
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{
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"plural"
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}
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"star (astronomical object)"
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"star",
"star"
]
],
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"class-9"
]
},
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"Swahili terms with rare senses"
],
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"thirst"
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"thirst",
"thirst"
]
],
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"(rare) thirst"
],
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9",
"rare"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"luck (good or bad)"
],
"links": [
[
"luck",
"luck"
]
],
"tags": [
"class-10",
"class-9"
]
}
],
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}
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],
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}
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"sw:Astronomy",
"sw:People"
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"english": "film star",
"word": "nyota wa filamu"
},
{
"english": "porn star",
"word": "nyota wa ponografia"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "kam",
"2": "ndata"
},
"expansion": "Kamba ndata",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "cwa",
"2": "enjota"
},
"expansion": "Kabwa enjota",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Cognate with Kikuyu njata, Kamba ndata, Kabwa enjota.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "manyota",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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},
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"lang_code": "sw",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
"Swahili terms with quotations"
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"examples": [
{
"english": "Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman dies of cancer",
"ref": "2020 August 29, “Chadwick Boseman: Nyota wa filamu ya Black Panther Chadwick Boseman aaga dunia kwa saratani”, in BBC News Swahili",
"text": "Nyota wa filamu ya Black Panther Chadwick Boseman aaga dunia kwa saratani",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Donald Trump claims he will be arrested Tuesday on charges stemming from an investigation into a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.",
"ref": "2023 March 21, “Nini kitatokea iwapo Trump atakamatwa wiki hii?”, in BBC News Swahili",
"text": "Donald Trump anadai kuwa atakamatwa Jumanne kwa mashtaka yanayotokana na uchunguzi wa malipo ya dola 130,000 kwa nyota wa ponografia Stormy Daniels mnamo 2016.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
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"star",
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],
[
"celebrity",
"celebrity"
]
],
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{
"word": "staa"
}
],
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}
],
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/Sw-ke-nyota.flac/Sw-ke-nyota.flac.mp3",
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"tags": [
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}
],
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"word": "nyota"
}
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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