nika

See also: Nika, nīka, nikʼá, and ника

Balinese

Romanization

nika

1. Romanization of ᬦᬶᬓ

Chinook Jargon

Alternative forms

• naika

Pronoun

nika

1. I
2. my

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nicchia derived from nicchio (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɪka]
• Rhymes: -ɪka
• Hyphenation: ni‧ka

Noun

nika f

1. (architecture) niche

   Synonym: výklenek

2. (ecology) niche
3. (business) niche

Declension

Declension of nika (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	nika	niky
genitive	niky	nik
dative	nice	nikám
accusative	niku	niky
vocative	niko	niky
locative	nice	nikách
instrumental	nikou	nikami

Further reading

• “nika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “nika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Anagrams

• inka
• Inka
• kina

Garo

Verb

nika

1. Alternative form of nia

Hawaiian

Etymology

From English nigger.

Noun

nika

1. (offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) nigger

See also

• Nekelo

References

• Wehewehe Dictionary

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈkɑː/

Adverb

nika (Arabic spelling نکا)

1. Alternative form of niha (“now”)

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “nika”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 75

Northern Ndebele

Verb

-níka

1. to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nexka. Cognate with Atikamekw niska, Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ, Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Cheyenne héna'e, Montagnais nishk.

Noun

nika anim (plural nikag, diminutive nikens, stem nik-)

1. goose, Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

   Mii zhigwa bimiinowaad igi nikag.

   The geese are migrating now.

Derived terms

• nika-giizis (“March”)

See also

• noojinikawe (“hunt geese”)

Further reading

• Canada goose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “nika”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎^[1], University of Minnesota

Swazi

Verb

-níka

1. to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Xhosa

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-níka

1. (transitive) to give

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-níka

1. (transitive) to give
2. (transitive) to hand, to hand over
3. (transitive) to offer
4. (transitive) to grant

Inflection

Tone H
Infinitive	ukunika
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukunika	ukunganiki
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	nika	-nike
Plural	nikani	-nikeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyanika, nginika	enginikayo, enginika	nginika	anginiki	enginganiki	nginganiki
2nd singular	uyanika, unika	onikayo, onika	unika	awuniki	onganiki	unganiki
1st plural	siyanika, sinika	esinikayo, esinika	sinika	asiniki	esinganiki	singaniki
2nd plural	niyanika, ninika	eninikayo, eninika	ninika	aniniki	eninganiki	ninganiki
Class 1	uyanika, unika	onikayo, onika	enika	akaniki	onganiki	enganiki
Class 2	bayanika, banika	abanikayo, abanika	benika	abaniki	abanganiki	benganiki
Class 3	uyanika, unika	onikayo, onika	unika	awuniki	onganiki	unganiki
Class 4	iyanika, inika	enikayo, enika	inika	ayiniki	enganiki	inganiki
Class 5	liyanika, linika	elinikayo, elinika	linika	aliniki	elinganiki	linganiki
Class 6	ayanika, anika	anikayo, anika	enika	awaniki	anganiki	enganiki
Class 7	siyanika, sinika	esinikayo, esinika	sinika	asiniki	esinganiki	singaniki
Class 8	ziyanika, zinika	ezinikayo, ezinika	zinika	aziniki	ezinganiki	zinganiki
Class 9	iyanika, inika	enikayo, enika	inika	ayiniki	enganiki	inganiki
Class 10	ziyanika, zinika	ezinikayo, ezinika	zinika	aziniki	ezinganiki	zinganiki
Class 11	luyanika, lunika	olunikayo, olunika	lunika	aluniki	olunganiki	lunganiki
Class 14	buyanika, bunika	obunikayo, obunika	bunika	abuniki	obunganiki	bunganiki
Class 15	kuyanika, kunika	okunikayo, okunika	kunika	akuniki	okunganiki	kunganiki
Class 17	kuyanika, kunika	okunikayo, okunika	kunika	akuniki	okunganiki	kunganiki
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	nginikile, nginikē	enginikile, enginikē	nginikile, nginikē	anginikanga	enginganikanga	nginganikanga
2nd singular	unikile, unikē	onikile, onikē	unikile, unikē	awunikanga	onganikanga	unganikanga
1st plural	sinikile, sinikē	esinikile, esinikē	sinikile, sinikē	asinikanga	esinganikanga	singanikanga
2nd plural	ninikile, ninikē	eninikile, eninikē	ninikile, ninikē	aninikanga	eninganikanga	ninganikanga
Class 1	unikile, unikē	onikile, onikē	enikile, enikē	akanikanga	onganikanga	enganikanga
Class 2	banikile, banikē	abanikile, abanikē	benikile, benikē	abanikanga	abanganikanga	benganikanga
Class 3	unikile, unikē	onikile, onikē	unikile, unikē	awunikanga	onganikanga	unganikanga
Class 4	inikile, inikē	enikile, enikē	inikile, inikē	ayinikanga	enganikanga	inganikanga
Class 5	linikile, linikē	elinikile, elinikē	linikile, linikē	alinikanga	elinganikanga	linganikanga
Class 6	anikile, anikē	anikile, anikē	enikile, enikē	awanikanga	anganikanga	enganikanga
Class 7	sinikile, sinikē	esinikile, esinikē	sinikile, sinikē	asinikanga	esinganikanga	singanikanga
Class 8	zinikile, zinikē	ezinikile, ezinikē	zinikile, zinikē	azinikanga	ezinganikanga	zinganikanga
Class 9	inikile, inikē	enikile, enikē	inikile, inikē	ayinikanga	enganikanga	inganikanga
Class 10	zinikile, zinikē	ezinikile, ezinikē	zinikile, zinikē	azinikanga	ezinganikanga	zinganikanga
Class 11	lunikile, lunikē	olunikile, olunikē	lunikile, lunikē	alunikanga	olunganikanga	lunganikanga
Class 14	bunikile, bunikē	obunikile, obunikē	bunikile, bunikē	abunikanga	obunganikanga	bunganikanga
Class 15	kunikile, kunikē	okunikile, okunikē	kunikile, kunikē	akunikanga	okunganikanga	kunganikanga
Class 17	kunikile, kunikē	okunikile, okunikē	kunikile, kunikē	akunikanga	okunganikanga	kunganikanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngānika	engānika	ngānika	anginikanga	enginganikanga	nginganikanga
2nd singular	wānika	owānika	wānika	awunikanga	onganikanga	unganikanga
1st plural	sānika	esānika	sānika	asinikanga	esinganikanga	singanikanga
2nd plural	nānika	enānika	nānika	aninikanga	eninganikanga	ninganikanga
Class 1	wānika	owānika	ānika	akanikanga	onganikanga	enganikanga
Class 2	bānika	abānika	bānika	abanikanga	abanganikanga	benganikanga
Class 3	wānika	owānika	wānika	awunikanga	onganikanga	unganikanga
Class 4	yānika	eyānika	yānika	ayinikanga	enganikanga	inganikanga
Class 5	lānika	elānika	lānika	alinikanga	elinganikanga	linganikanga
Class 6	ānika	ānika	ānika	awanikanga	anganikanga	enganikanga
Class 7	sānika	esānika	sānika	asinikanga	esinganikanga	singanikanga
Class 8	zānika	ezānika	zānika	azinikanga	ezinganikanga	zinganikanga
Class 9	yānika	eyānika	yānika	ayinikanga	enganikanga	inganikanga
Class 10	zānika	ezānika	zānika	azinikanga	ezinganikanga	zinganikanga
Class 11	lwānika	olwānika	lwānika	alunikanga	olunganikanga	lunganikanga
Class 14	bānika	obānika	bānika	abunikanga	obunganikanga	bunganikanga
Class 15	kwānika	okwānika	kwānika	akunikanga	okunganikanga	kunganikanga
Class 17	kwānika	okwānika	kwānika	akunikanga	okunganikanga	kunganikanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	nginganika	—	nginganika	ngingenike	—	ngingenike
2nd singular	unganika	—	unganika	ungenike	—	ungenike
1st plural	singanika	—	singanika	singenike	—	singenike
2nd plural	ninganika	—	ninganika	ningenike	—	ningenike
Class 1	anganika	—	enganika	angenike	—	engenike
Class 2	banganika	—	benganika	bangenike	—	bengenike
Class 3	unganika	—	unganika	ungenike	—	ungenike
Class 4	inganika	—	inganika	ingenike	—	ingenike
Class 5	linganika	—	linganika	lingenike	—	lingenike
Class 6	anganika	—	enganika	angenike	—	engenike
Class 7	singanika	—	singanika	singenike	—	singenike
Class 8	zinganika	—	zinganika	zingenike	—	zingenike
Class 9	inganika	—	inganika	ingenike	—	ingenike
Class 10	zinganika	—	zinganika	zingenike	—	zingenike
Class 11	lunganika	—	lunganika	lungenike	—	lungenike
Class 14	bunganika	—	bunganika	bungenike	—	bungenike
Class 15	kunganika	—	kunganika	kungenike	—	kungenike
Class 17	kunganika	—	kunganika	kungenike	—	kungenike
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizonika	engizonika	ngizonika	angizunika	engingezunika	ngingezunika
2nd singular	uzonika	ozonika	uzonika	awuzunika	ongezunika	ungezunika
1st plural	sizonika	esizonika	sizonika	asizunika	esingezunika	singezunika
2nd plural	nizonika	enizonika	nizonika	anizunika	eningezunika	ningezunika
Class 1	uzonika	ozonika	ezonika	akazunika	ongezunika	engezunika
Class 2	bazonika	abazonika	bezonika	abazunika	abangezunika	bengezunika
Class 3	uzonika	ozonika	uzonika	awuzunika	ongezunika	ungezunika
Class 4	izonika	ezonika	izonika	ayizunika	engezunika	ingezunika
Class 5	lizonika	elizonika	lizonika	alizunika	elingezunika	lingezunika
Class 6	azonika	azonika	ezonika	awazunika	angezunika	engezunika
Class 7	sizonika	esizonika	sizonika	asizunika	esingezunika	singezunika
Class 8	zizonika	ezizonika	zizonika	azizunika	ezingezunika	zingezunika
Class 9	izonika	ezonika	izonika	ayizunika	engezunika	ingezunika
Class 10	zizonika	ezizonika	zizonika	azizunika	ezingezunika	zingezunika
Class 11	luzonika	oluzonika	luzonika	aluzunika	olungezunika	lungezunika
Class 14	buzonika	obuzonika	buzonika	abuzunika	obungezunika	bungezunika
Class 15	kuzonika	okuzonika	kuzonika	akuzunika	okungezunika	kungezunika
Class 17	kuzonika	okuzonika	kuzonika	akuzunika	okungezunika	kungezunika
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyonika	engiyonika	ngiyonika	angiyunika	engingeyunika	ngingeyunika
2nd singular	uyonika	oyonika	uyonika	awuyunika	ongeyunika	ungeyunika
1st plural	siyonika	esiyonika	siyonika	asiyunika	esingeyunika	singeyunika
2nd plural	niyonika	eniyonika	niyonika	aniyunika	eningeyunika	ningeyunika
Class 1	uyonika	oyonika	eyonika	akayunika	ongeyunika	engeyunika
Class 2	bayonika	abayonika	beyonika	abayunika	abangeyunika	bengeyunika
Class 3	uyonika	oyonika	uyonika	awuyunika	ongeyunika	ungeyunika
Class 4	iyonika	eyonika	iyonika	ayiyunika	engeyunika	ingeyunika
Class 5	liyonika	eliyonika	liyonika	aliyunika	elingeyunika	lingeyunika
Class 6	ayonika	ayonika	eyonika	awayunika	angeyunika	engeyunika
Class 7	siyonika	esiyonika	siyonika	asiyunika	esingeyunika	singeyunika
Class 8	ziyonika	eziyonika	ziyonika	aziyunika	ezingeyunika	zingeyunika
Class 9	iyonika	eyonika	iyonika	ayiyunika	engeyunika	ingeyunika
Class 10	ziyonika	eziyonika	ziyonika	aziyunika	ezingeyunika	zingeyunika
Class 11	luyonika	oluyonika	luyonika	aluyunika	olungeyunika	lungeyunika
Class 14	buyonika	obuyonika	buyonika	abuyunika	obungeyunika	bungeyunika
Class 15	kuyonika	okuyonika	kuyonika	akuyunika	okungeyunika	kungeyunika
Class 17	kuyonika	okuyonika	kuyonika	akuyunika	okungeyunika	kungeyunika
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	nginike	nginganiki
2nd singular	unike	unganiki
1st plural	sinike	singaniki
2nd plural	ninike	ninganiki
Class 1	anike	anganiki
Class 2	banike	banganiki
Class 3	unike	unganiki
Class 4	inike	inganiki
Class 5	linike	linganiki
Class 6	anike	anganiki
Class 7	sinike	singaniki
Class 8	zinike	zinganiki
Class 9	inike	inganiki
Class 10	zinike	zinganiki
Class 11	lunike	lunganiki
Class 14	bunike	bunganiki
Class 15	kunike	kunganiki
Class 17	kunike	kunganiki
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	nganika	nganganika, anganika, anganganika
2nd singular	wanika	wanganika, awanika, awanganika
1st plural	sanika	sanganika, asanika, asanganika
2nd plural	nanika	nanganika, ananika, ananganika
Class 1	wanika	wanganika, akanika, akanganika
Class 2	banika	banganika, abanika, abanganika
Class 3	wanika	wanganika, awanika, awanganika
Class 4	yanika	yanganika, ayanika, ayanganika
Class 5	lanika	langanika, alanika, alanganika
Class 6	anika	anganika, awanika, awanganika
Class 7	sanika	sanganika, asanika, asanganika
Class 8	zanika	zanganika, azanika, azanganika
Class 9	yanika	yanganika, ayanika, ayanganika
Class 10	zanika	zanganika, azanika, azanganika
Class 11	lwanika	lwanganika, alwanika, alwanganika
Class 14	banika	banganika, abanika, abanganika
Class 15	kwanika	kwanganika, akwanika, akwanganika
Class 17	kwanika	kwanganika, akwanika, akwanganika

References

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nika (3.9, ukunika, 2.4.3.9)”