Afrikaans
Etymology
From a Bantu language, likely either Tsonga nyala or Zulu inyala.
Noun
njala (plural njalas)
- nyala
Chichewa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njàdà.
Pronunciation
Noun
njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)
- hunger
- famine
Finnish
Etymology
From Tsonga nyala.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnjɑlɑ/, [ˈnjɑ̝lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): nja‧la
- Hyphenation(key): nja‧la
Noun
njala
- nyala, Tragelaphus angasii
Declension
| Inflection of njala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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njala
|
njalat
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| genitive
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njalan
|
njalojen
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| partitive
|
njalaa
|
njaloja
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| illative
|
njalaan
|
njaloihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
njala
|
njalat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
njala
|
njalat
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| gen.
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njalan
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| genitive
|
njalan
|
njalojen
njalain rare
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| partitive
|
njalaa
|
njaloja
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| inessive
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njalassa
|
njaloissa
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| elative
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njalasta
|
njaloista
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| illative
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njalaan
|
njaloihin
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| adessive
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njalalla
|
njaloilla
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| ablative
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njalalta
|
njaloilta
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| allative
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njalalle
|
njaloille
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| essive
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njalana
|
njaloina
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| translative
|
njalaksi
|
njaloiksi
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| abessive
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njalatta
|
njaloitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
njaloin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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njalani
|
njalani
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| accusative
|
nom.
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njalani
|
njalani
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| gen.
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njalani
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| genitive
|
njalani
|
njalojeni
njalaini rare
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| partitive
|
njalaani
|
njalojani
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| inessive
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njalassani
|
njaloissani
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| elative
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njalastani
|
njaloistani
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| illative
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njalaani
|
njaloihini
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| adessive
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njalallani
|
njaloillani
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| ablative
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njalaltani
|
njaloiltani
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| allative
|
njalalleni
|
njaloilleni
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| essive
|
njalanani
|
njaloinani
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| translative
|
njalakseni
|
njaloikseni
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| abessive
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njalattani
|
njaloittani
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
njaloineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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njalasi
|
njalasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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njalasi
|
njalasi
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| gen.
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njalasi
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| genitive
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njalasi
|
njalojesi
njalaisi rare
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| partitive
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njalaasi
|
njalojasi
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| inessive
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njalassasi
|
njaloissasi
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| elative
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njalastasi
|
njaloistasi
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| illative
|
njalaasi
|
njaloihisi
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| adessive
|
njalallasi
|
njaloillasi
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| ablative
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njalaltasi
|
njaloiltasi
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| allative
|
njalallesi
|
njaloillesi
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| essive
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njalanasi
|
njaloinasi
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| translative
|
njalaksesi
|
njaloiksesi
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| abessive
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njalattasi
|
njaloittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
njaloinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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njalamme
|
njalamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
njalamme
|
njalamme
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| gen.
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njalamme
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| genitive
|
njalamme
|
njalojemme
njalaimme rare
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| partitive
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njalaamme
|
njalojamme
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| inessive
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njalassamme
|
njaloissamme
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| elative
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njalastamme
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njaloistamme
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| illative
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njalaamme
|
njaloihimme
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| adessive
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njalallamme
|
njaloillamme
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| ablative
|
njalaltamme
|
njaloiltamme
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| allative
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njalallemme
|
njaloillemme
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| essive
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njalanamme
|
njaloinamme
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| translative
|
njalaksemme
|
njaloiksemme
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| abessive
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njalattamme
|
njaloittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
njaloinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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njalanne
|
njalanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
njalanne
|
njalanne
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| gen.
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njalanne
|
| genitive
|
njalanne
|
njalojenne
njalainne rare
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| partitive
|
njalaanne
|
njalojanne
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| inessive
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njalassanne
|
njaloissanne
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| elative
|
njalastanne
|
njaloistanne
|
| illative
|
njalaanne
|
njaloihinne
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| adessive
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njalallanne
|
njaloillanne
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| ablative
|
njalaltanne
|
njaloiltanne
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| allative
|
njalallenne
|
njaloillenne
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| essive
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njalananne
|
njaloinanne
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| translative
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njalaksenne
|
njaloiksenne
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| abessive
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njalattanne
|
njaloittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
njaloinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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njalansa
|
njalansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
njalansa
|
njalansa
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| gen.
|
njalansa
|
| genitive
|
njalansa
|
njalojensa
njalainsa rare
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| partitive
|
njalaansa
|
njalojaan
njalojansa
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| inessive
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njalassaan
njalassansa
|
njaloissaan
njaloissansa
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| elative
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njalastaan
njalastansa
|
njaloistaan
njaloistansa
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| illative
|
njalaansa
|
njaloihinsa
|
| adessive
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njalallaan
njalallansa
|
njaloillaan
njaloillansa
|
| ablative
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njalaltaan
njalaltansa
|
njaloiltaan
njaloiltansa
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| allative
|
njalalleen
njalallensa
|
njaloilleen
njaloillensa
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| essive
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njalanaan
njalanansa
|
njaloinaan
njaloinansa
|
| translative
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njalakseen
njalaksensa
|
njaloikseen
njaloiksensa
|
| abessive
|
njalattaan
njalattansa
|
njaloittaan
njaloittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
njaloineen
njaloinensa
|
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Derived terms
Anagrams
Kambera
Etymology
Cognate with Laboya jala.
Verb
njala
- (intransitive) to be wrong
Derived terms
References
- Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179
Mwani
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njàdà.
Noun
njala
- hunger
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈɲala/
Verb
njala
- inflection of njallat:
- present indicative connegative
- second-person singular imperative
- imperative connegative
Tumbuka
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *njàdà.
Noun
njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)
- famine