nyoka

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

• 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]

nyoka class 9/10 (plural nyoka)

1. snake

• nyamũ ya thĩ

• “nyoka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 349. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

nyoka class 9 (plural nyoka)

1. snake

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

nyóká class 9 (plural nyóká class 10)

1. snake

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/

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nyoka (n class, plural nyoka)

1. snake
2. worm

• joka (“serpent”)

• (Chinese zodiac signs) alama za unajimu wa Kichina; panya (“rat”), ng'ombe (“ox”), chui milia (“tiger”) or babara, sungura (“rabbit”), dragoni (“dragon”), nyoka (“snake”), farasi (“horse”), mbuzi (“goat”), kima (“monkey”), jogoo (“rooster”) or jimbi, mbwa (“dog”), nguruwe (“pig”) ^{(Category: sw:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit]}

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

nyoka class 9 (plural tinyoka class 10)

1. snake

• → Portuguese: nhoca

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

nyoka

1. snake