nyani
Chichewa edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nyaní class 1a (plural anyaní class 2)
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
nyani (n class, plural nyani)
West Makian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay nyanyi, possibly through Ternate nyanyi.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nyani
- (intransitive) to sing
Conjugation edit
| Conjugation of nyani (action verb) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |||
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tnyani | mnyani | anyani | |
| 2nd person | nnyani | fnyani | ||
| 3rd person | inanimate | inyani | dnyani | |
| animate | ||||
| imperative | nnyani, nyani | fnyani, nyani | ||
References edit
- James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics