njoka

From Proto-Bantu *ǹjókà.

• IPA^(key): /ˈⁿd͡ʒó.ka/

njóka class 9 (plural njóka class 10)

1. snake

• IPA^(key): /ᶮdʑɔ̀káꜜ/

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]

njoka class 9/10 (plural njoka)

1. parasite

• ndangũrũ

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