"nyuni" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-nyuni.flac [Kenya] Forms: nyuni [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*njʊ̀nì}} Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀nì Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} nyuni, {{sw-noun|n}} nyuni (n class, plural nyuni)
  1. (obsolete or dialectal) bird Tags: class-10, class-9, dialectal, obsolete Synonyms: ndege
    Sense id: en-nyuni-sw-noun-elF57swP Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for nyuni meaning in Swahili (1.2kB)

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