nyenje
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɲɛ̀.ᶮdʑɛ́/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.
(Kiambu) Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies this term into a group including kĩng'ang'i, mũthũa, mũrũarũ, icembe, mũhikania, and so on.
=== Noun ===
nyenje class 9/10 (plural nyenje)
cockroach
==== Derived terms ====
(Proverbs)
nyenje ĩ(r)ĩ gũtũ ĩhũ(ũ)gagia mwene
=== References ===
“nyenje” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 344. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
== Swahili ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Noun ===
nyenje class IX (plural nyenje class X)
cricket