njata

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records njata as an equivalent of English star in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndata and Swahili nyota as its equivalents. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᶮdʑátáꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into njata class which includes gĩkabu, gĩtara, ithanwa, karani, kĩihũri, etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a disyllabic stem. (Kiambu) Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies this term into groups, both of which include mũthũ, mũcibi, ikabũ, mũthee, mahũa, ithanwa, kang'aurũ, mwatũka, ndarathini (“a certain kind of fruit”), Gĩgĩkũyũ, etc. in common. === Noun === njata class 9/10 (plural njata) star === References ===