ndege

ndege

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili ndege (“bird, airplane”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈⁿdé.ɡe/

Noun

ndége class 9 (plural ndége class 10)

1. airplane, aircraft

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili ndege.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdɛ̀ɣɛ́ꜜ/

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.[2]

Noun

ndege class 9/10 (plural ndege)

1. aeroplane, airplane, plane

References

1. “ndege” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 291. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
2. 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.

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Swahili

ndege (mnyama)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ǹdègè.

Noun

ndege (n class, plural ndege)

1. bird (animal)
2. aeroplane/airplane

ndege (uanahewa)

Synonyms

• (airplane): eropleni

Derived terms

• kidege
• dege