Ny (Ɲ)
Zarma [synonym] (origin) {other spelling}:

English [remark] (word type; nr of lesson)


nya [nyaŋey: plural; nyaŋo: demonstrative] {ɲa, ɲano}: mother, maternal aunt  (noun; 7p);
turi
nya: fruit tree (noun, 13)

nya gunde {ɲa gunda} real mother (noun; 26p)

nya-ize, nya-izo {ɲa-ize} brother, sister [same mother]
(noun; 26p)

nya-ka-fo-sina {ɲa-ka-fo-sina} child of father's brother or mother's sister, first cousin, usually mother's side; sometimes applies brother or sister, but nya'ize is more frequently used for this. Also: distant cousins (noun; 26p)

nyum {ɲum} to wash a part of the body or small object or the dishes (verb;21)

nyumante {ɲumante} bathed (adjective; 21)

nyumey {ɲumey} to take a bath (verb; 21)

nyumna {ɲumna} to do the laundry, to wash clothes (verb; 21)




last updates: 21 november 2009