njamba
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ᶮdʑà.ᵐbáꜜ/
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.
=== Noun ===
njamba class 9/10 (plural njamba)
hero
male (of animal)
Antonym: mũgoma
==== Derived terms ====
(Proverbs)
mũcakwe ũgũithagia njamba
mũrũngũru wa njamba ũmaathaga na ime
==== See also ====
(male): njogoo
=== References ===