nyanya

Kamba

Kamba cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : nyanya

Numeral

nyanya

  1. eight

Nubi

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili nyanya.

Noun

nyánya

  1. tomato

References

  • Wellens, Ineke (2005) The Nubi Language of Uganda: an Arabic Creole in Africa, Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, →ISBN

Phuthi

Verb

-nyánya

  1. to suck
  2. to suckle on

Inflection

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Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

nyanya class IX (plural nyanya class X)

  1. tomato (fruit)
    Synonym: tomato
    Ruth alimtuma Wilkins anunue nyanya.
    Ruth sent Wilkins to buy tomatoes.
  2. (Kenya) grandmother (mother of someone's parent)
    Synonym: bibi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Nubi: nyanya

See also: Somali yaanyo and Rwanda-Rundi inyanya

Xhosa

Verb

-nyanya?

  1. to dread

Inflection

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