nyoka

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲɔ̀káꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

nyoka class 9/10 (plural nyoka)

1. snake

See also

• nyamũ ya thĩ

References

• “nyoka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 349. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

nyoka class 9 (plural nyoka)

1. snake

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

nyóká class 9 (plural nyóká class 10)

1. snake

Swahili

nyoka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/

• Audio (Democratic Republic of the Congo, non-native speaker):

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Noun

nyoka (n class, plural nyoka)

1. snake
2. worm

Derived terms

• joka (“serpent”)

See also

• (Chinese zodiac signs) alama za unajimu wa Kichina; panya (“rat”), ng'ombe (“ox”), chui milia (“tiger”) or babara, sungura (“rabbit”), dragoni (“dragon”), nyoka (“snake”), farasi (“horse”), mbuzi (“goat”), kima (“monkey”), jogoo (“rooster”) or jimbi, mbwa (“dog”), nguruwe (“pig”) ^{(Category: sw:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit]}

Tsonga

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

nyoka class 9 (plural tinyoka class 10)

1. snake

Descendants

• → Portuguese: nhoca

Umbundu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

nyoka

1. snake