nda

See also: NDA, ndà, nda²⁴, and -nda

Ik

Conjunction

nda

1. and

References

• Terrill B. Schrock, A grammar of Ik (Icé-tód): Northeast Uganda's last thriving Kuliak language (2014), p. 581

Kikuyu

Etymology

Probably cognate to Rwanda-Rundi inda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdàꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a monosyllabic stem, together with mũri, ngo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

nda class 9/10 (plural nda)

1. belly, stomach

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• ciira wothe wambagĩrĩrio na nda
• iri kanua iri o nda
• irĩ kanua itirĩ nda
• (kanyamũ) karĩ nda gatiĩyumbũraga
• mwathwo nĩ nda a(a)kĩra/arũgĩ(ĩ)te mwathwo nĩ ithe
• nĩ ngingo ĩtindaga ĩrĩ theri ti nda
• nda ĩmwe yuumaga gĩthayo na mũũgĩ
• nda ti mũtwe
• riko na nda itiagaga
• rĩrĩ nda rĩkuaga ũnene

See also

• ihu

References

• “nda” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Further reading

• Kikuyu Language online: vocabulary and conversation practice (retrieved 7th January 2016)

Maonan

Noun

nda

1. eye

Mapun

Noun

nda

1. wife

Nupe

Ǹdá tò egi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ̀.dá/

Noun

ǹdá (plural ǹdázhì)

1. father

   Synonym: bàbá

2. older male relative
3. senior

Derived terms

• ǹdá kútí (“father of the kútí”)
• Ǹdá Lílé (“ruler of Makwa”)
• ǹdá wuzhìtsu (“eunuch”)
• ǹdá yàwó (“father of the bride”)
• ǹdáèjì (“a chief title”)
• ǹdági (“uncle”)
• ǹdákó (“grandfather; ancestor”)
• ǹdákógi (“nickname given to baby boys”)
• ǹdákóstu (“a title”)
• ǹdásàákó (“chairman”)