nyina

See also: nyina-

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲìnǎꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a disyllabic stem, together with mũgwacĩ, nyamũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including baba, guka, gũtũ, mũguĩ, mũtwe, nyamũ, ruo, rũhĩ (pl. hĩ), rũkũ (pl. ngũ), taata (“my aunt”), ũta (pl. mota), ũthiũ (pl. mothiũ), and so on.

Noun

nyina class 1

1. his or her mother

Derived terms

(Proverbs):

• gũtirĩ mũtumia wenjagĩrwo mbuĩ kwa nyina
• kĩrimũ kĩongaga nyina arĩ mũkuũ
• mwana wa rwendo arĩaga nyina na ithe
• nyina wa thaka ndarĩ matũ
• ũthayo na ng'aragu nĩ mũndũ na mũrũ wa nyina

See also

• (my) maitũ, mami; (thy) nyũkwa

References

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

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nìnà, a variant of *jɪ̀nà.

Noun

nyina class 1a (plural bānyina class 2a)

1. his/her mother
2. his/her maternal aunt