njoka

njoka

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈⁿd͡ʒó.ka/

Noun

njóka class 9 (plural njóka class 10)

1. snake

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Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᶮdʑɔ̀káꜜ/

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.[1]

Noun

njoka class 9/10 (plural njoka)

1. parasite

See also

• ndangũrũ

References

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.

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