nyonge

Swahili

Etymology

From -nyonga (strangle).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-nyonge (declinable)

  1. debased, vile
  2. miserable, disadvantaged

Declension

Inflected forms of -nyonge
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mnyonge
m-mi class(III/IV) mnyonge minyonge
ji-ma class(V/VI) nyonge manyonge
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kinyonge vinyonge
n class(IX/X) nyonge nyonge
u class(XI) mnyonge see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) panyonge
ku class(XVII) kunyonge
mu class(XVIII) munyonge