nyoka
Kikuyu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
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.[1]
Noun
nyoka class 9/10 (plural nyoka)
- snake
See also
- nyamũ ya thĩ
References
- 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.
- “nyoka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 349. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Mwani
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
Noun
nyoka class 9 (plural nyoka)
- snake
Shona
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
Noun
nyoka class 9
- snake
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà. Cognate with Bemba nsoka, Chichewa njoka, Fang (Cameroon) oo, Herero onyoka, Lingala nyoka, Luba-Kasai nyoka, Nyamwezi nzoka, Rwanda-Rundi inzoka, Shona nyoka, Sotho noha, Umbundu nyoka, Venda nowa, Zulu inyoka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/
Noun
nyoka (n class, plural nyoka)
- snake
- worm
Derived terms
- joka (“serpent”)
Umbundu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.
Noun
nyoka
- snake