nyina
See also: nyina-
Kikuyu edit
Pronunciation edit
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a disyllabic stem, together with mũgwacĩ, nyamũ, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
Noun edit
nyina class 1
- his or her mother
Derived terms edit
Proverbs
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
- “nyina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Rwanda-Rundi edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bantu *nìnà, a variant of *jɪ̀nà.
Noun edit
nyina class 1a (plural bānyina class 2a)