njala

See also: njalã

Afrikaans

Etymology

From a Bantu language, likely either Tsonga nyala or Zulu inyala.

Noun

njala (plural njalas)

1. nyala

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njàdà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈⁿd͡ʒa.ɽa/

Noun

njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)

1. hunger
2. famine

Finnish

Etymology

From Tsonga nyala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnjɑlɑ/, [ˈnjɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): nja‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): nja‧la

Noun

njala

1. nyala, Tragelaphus angasii

Declension

Inflection of njala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		njala	njalat
genitive		njalan	njalojen
partitive		njalaa	njaloja
illative		njalaan	njaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		njala	njalat
accusative	nom.	njala	njalat
	gen.	njalan
genitive		njalan	njalojen njalain rare
partitive		njalaa	njaloja
inessive		njalassa	njaloissa
elative		njalasta	njaloista
illative		njalaan	njaloihin
adessive		njalalla	njaloilla
ablative		njalalta	njaloilta
allative		njalalle	njaloille
essive		njalana	njaloina
translative		njalaksi	njaloiksi
abessive		njalatta	njaloitta
instructive		—	njaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of njala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative njalani njalani accusative nom. njalani njalani gen. njalani genitive njalani njalojeni njalaini rare partitive njalaani njalojani inessive njalassani njaloissani elative njalastani njaloistani illative njalaani njaloihini adessive njalallani njaloillani ablative njalaltani njaloiltani allative njalalleni njaloilleni essive njalanani njaloinani translative njalakseni njaloikseni abessive njalattani njaloittani instructive — — comitative — njaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative njalasi njalasi accusative nom. njalasi njalasi gen. njalasi genitive njalasi njalojesi njalaisi rare partitive njalaasi njalojasi inessive njalassasi njaloissasi elative njalastasi njaloistasi illative njalaasi njaloihisi adessive njalallasi njaloillasi ablative njalaltasi njaloiltasi allative njalallesi njaloillesi essive njalanasi njaloinasi translative njalaksesi njaloiksesi abessive njalattasi njaloittasi instructive — — comitative — njaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative njalamme njalamme accusative nom. njalamme njalamme gen. njalamme genitive njalamme njalojemme njalaimme rare partitive njalaamme njalojamme inessive njalassamme njaloissamme elative njalastamme njaloistamme illative njalaamme njaloihimme adessive njalallamme njaloillamme ablative njalaltamme njaloiltamme allative njalallemme njaloillemme essive njalanamme njaloinamme translative njalaksemme njaloiksemme abessive njalattamme njaloittamme instructive — — comitative — njaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative njalanne njalanne accusative nom. njalanne njalanne gen. njalanne genitive njalanne njalojenne njalainne rare partitive njalaanne njalojanne inessive njalassanne njaloissanne elative njalastanne njaloistanne illative njalaanne njaloihinne adessive njalallanne njaloillanne ablative njalaltanne njaloiltanne allative njalallenne njaloillenne essive njalananne njaloinanne translative njalaksenne njaloiksenne abessive njalattanne njaloittanne instructive — — comitative — njaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative njalansa njalansa accusative nom. njalansa njalansa gen. njalansa genitive njalansa njalojensa njalainsa rare partitive njalaansa njalojaan njalojansa inessive njalassaan njalassansa njaloissaan njaloissansa elative njalastaan njalastansa njaloistaan njaloistansa illative njalaansa njaloihinsa adessive njalallaan njalallansa njaloillaan njaloillansa ablative njalaltaan njalaltansa njaloiltaan njaloiltansa allative njalalleen njalallensa njaloilleen njaloillensa essive njalanaan njalanansa njaloinaan njaloinansa translative njalakseen njalaksensa njaloikseen njaloiksensa abessive njalattaan njalattansa njaloittaan njaloittansa instructive — — comitative — njaloineen njaloinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• vuorinjala

Anagrams

• jalan, nalja

Kambera

Etymology

Cognate with Laboya jala.

Verb

njala

1. (intransitive) to be wrong

Derived terms

• panjala

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Mwani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njàdà.

Noun

njala

1. hunger

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈɲala/

Verb

njala

1. inflection of njallat:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. imperative connegative

Tumbuka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njàdà.

Noun

njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)

1. famine