nta
Igbo
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ń̩tà/
Adjective
ńta
Antonyms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ń̩tá/
Noun
ńtá
Derived terms
- dí ńtā
Sotho
Noun
nta class 9/10 (plural dinta)
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *nta.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Noun
nta class IX (no plural)
Tswana
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ǹ.tá/
Noun
nta class 9 (plural dinta)
Ye'kwana
| ALIV | nta |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | nta |
| New Tribes | nta |
Etymology
From Proto-Cariban *mɨta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nta]
Noun
nta (possessed ntadü)
Derived terms
References
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “nta”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
- Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, pages 217, 288, 391, 397: “[ënta] 'mouth' […] nta -nta -dü 'mouth' […] incha:dü - his mouth […] önta - mouth”
- Hall, Katherine (2007) “ənta”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series[2], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021
Yoruba
Etymology
Contraction of níta (“outside”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋ́.tā/
Adverb
ńta
Usage notes
- used when no movement is implied, when movement is implied síta is used.