See also: nyina-

Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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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

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nyina class 1

  1. his or her mother

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References

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  1. ^ 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *nìnà, a variant of *jɪ̀nà.

Noun

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nyina class 1a (plural bānyina class 2a)

  1. his/her mother
  2. his/her maternal aunt