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nyani

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Chichewa

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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nyaní class 1a (plural anyaní class 2)

  1. baboon

Swahili

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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nyani class IX (plural nyani class X)

  1. baboon

West Makian

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Etymology

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From Malay nyanyi, possibly through Ternate nyanyi.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nyani

  1. (intransitive) to sing

Conjugation

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Conjugation of nyani (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tnyani mnyani anyani
2nd person nnyani fnyani
3rd person inanimate inyani dnyani
animate
imperative nnyani, nyani fnyani, nyani

References

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  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary[1], Pacific linguistics