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nyanya shishitNG3tomato pasteNiletera nyanya shishit na chitungulu hano he di ziko!Bring me tomato paste and onion here in the kitchen!Mboga unaihanganya nyanya shishit yanogera.The soup, if you add tomato paste to it, it gets well-flavored.Watogola kutumiya mnyanya ya kutanga kuliko nyanya shishit.They like to use garden tomatoes more than tomato paste.Shishit is a Somali word meaning 'ground'; it is not used outside of this phrase.
nyanyagweNG5tiptoes, on tiptoesKadyenda nyanyagwe; kadyinka hano bila kumwiva.He walked on tiptoes; he passed here without being heard.Chadyenda nayanyagwe.We're going on tiptoes.Akadyenda, adyenda nyanyagwe.When he walks, he walks on tiptoes.See: kunyanyagira.
NyasaNG31clan NyasaNyasa ni kabila ya chi Bantu kutoka Tanzaniya na Mawalawi, lakini halusa vino mwa Wazigula ni ukolo.Nyasa is a Bantu tribe from Tanzania and Malawi, but right now among Kiziguans it's a clan.See: Mnyasa, Wanyasa. There is no plural form to this noun.2Nyasa tribeOriginally, this group was a tribe with their own Bantu language still spoken in Tanzania and Malawi. But some were taken to Somalia as slaves, like the Kiziguans. When the Kiziguans were escaping from slavery, some Nyasa went with them and integrated with them adopting the Kizigua language, so today they are recognized as a clan within the Kizigua tribe.
nyasi (manyasi)NG31grassWalawa kuhi? -- Nalawa mwe di nyasi.Where are you coming from? -- I'm coming out of the grass.Galuka na tahadhari ukadyenda mwe di nyasi!Be careful when you're walking in the grass!2weedNyasi dino ni vunkhizo.This weed is a fumigant.Nyasi dya mwe honde dilimwa na makina.The weeds on the farm have been plowed under with a machine.The singular form can be used in a plural sense when it means the mass of grass or weeds.
nyatoNG51nipple(s)Mgosi hana matombo male, ana nyato tú.A man doesn't have breasts at all; he has only nipples.Bila nyato mvere haadahe konkheza mwana male.Without nipples a woman can't nurse a baby at all.2teat(s)Ukakama mere ya ngombe, kamula izi nyato!When you milk (milk from) a cow, squeeze the teats!
nyau (manyau)NG3cat (big and ugly)Siona nyau dikudyinkha hano.I saw a big ugly cat pass by here.See: mnyau.
nyaumbago (manyaumbago)NG3wildcatMbwa yangu yakugwira nyaumbago.My dog went to catch a wildcat.See: mbago.
nyaunyaudu (manyaunyaudu)NG3wildcatSiona nyaunyaudu kungwero kwe nyumba.I saw a wildcat in back of the house.Nadyeza kukorisha nyaunyaudu kunyumba.I'm trying to tame a wildcat at home.
nyayo (lwayo)NG61soles of feetNyayo zake asugula na mawe.She scrubs the soles of her feet with a stone.Nyayo zake asugula na mawe.Her soles, she scrubs with a stone.2footprintsHe chimba wawona nyayo za wantru. (Arbow: 10)At the corpse they saw footprints of people.Nyayo zino ni zani? (Arbow: 10)Whose are these footprints?See alternate pronunciation: nyalo.3footstepsNyayo zako zidalisedalise!Your footsteps, space them out!Nyayo zako zihunguze!Your footsteps, reduce the length of them!Chatongera tate nyayo zake.We're following in dad's footsteps.4pacesKapima nyayo shano.He measured five paces.
nyegeNG61horninessMazi ye moto yahunguza nyege ya mvere.Hot water reduces the horniness of a woman.Mvere yudya ana nyege zaidi.That woman has a lot of horniness. (= That woman is really horny.)Fatuma ana nyege zaidi.Fatuma has a lot of horniness. (= Fatuma is really horny.)Mgosi yudya ana nyege zaidi.That man has a lot of horniness. (= That man is really horny.)Nna nyege.I have horniness. (= I'm horny.)Nauna nyege.I feel horniness. (= I feel horny.)2horny
nyegere (manyegere)NG3badger (honey)Wadya kama nyegere!You eat like a honey badger!Nyegere dyanunkhisa.A honey badger stinks a lot.Nyegere ni mahaiwani yakupatika zaidi mwe Afrika.Honey badgers are animals found more in Africa.Nyegere dyefisa mwe di tuwa.The honey badger hid itself in the bush.
nyegeroNG5itch(iness)Wakakomwa idi nyegero.The itch is killed for them. (lit.: They are killed the itch.)Wana dyeshi walumire wasumbuka na chiro kwasabu nyegero ni nkhali na chiro.Soldiers who are wounded suffer at night because itchiness is strong at night.See: kunyegera.
NyerereNPropNyerereNyerere kachorwa mo ukuta we haranti yake.Nyerere has been painted on the wall of his compound.man's name
nyigusaNG51satisfactionNna nyigusa.I have satisfaction.Marikani kuna nyigusa.In America there is satisfaction.Icho ni chikongero che nyigusa, ndinya ne i chinyemi. (Arbow: 7)This is the beginning of satisfaction, contentedness and happiness.See: kwiguta.2satisfyingWavina ngoma zao, wavinira wana wao; ni chinyemi na nyigusa. (Arbow: 7)They danced to their drums, they danced for their children, it's exciting and satisfying.
nyihi (lwihi)NG6slaps (in the face)Simtowa nyihi mara ntratu.I slapped him three times (in the face).Tate kanitowa nyihi mbiri.Dad gave me two slaps.See: kutowa nyihi.
nyikaNG5world(s)Nyika yetu ina mbago na milima ya chifahari.Our wold has elegant forests and mountains.
nyikoNG5hand(s) of bananasKila mtondo napika nyiko ya maboko.Every morning I cook a hand of bananas.Simhanyuira nyiko mbiri za maboko Sharifayi.I've stripped off two hands of bananas for Sharifai.Mkungu una nyiko zaidi ya shano.A bunch has more than five hands.Nyiko mbiri nataga dala kumi.Two hands of bananas I sell for ten dollars.In banana terminology, the hands (= nyiko) are the sections of the branch (= mkungu) laden with the fruit.
NyindoNG31clan NyindoNyindo ni kabila ya chi Bantu mwe Afrika, lakini ni ukolo mwa Wazigula.Nyindo is a Bantu tribe in Africa, but it's a clan within the Kiziguans.See: Chinyindo, Mnyindo, Wanyindo. There is no plural form to this noun.Originally, this group was a tribe in Tanzania with their own Bantu language, still spoken there today. However, some were taken as slaves to Somalia, like the Kiziguans. When the Kiziguans were escaping from slavery in Somalia, some Nyindo went with them and integrated with them adopting the Kizigua language, so today they are recognized as a clan within the Kizigua tribe.2Nyindo tribe
nyingahi (-ingahi)IntrrgNG5/61how much?Waunga nyama nyingahi? -- Naunga nyama nyingi.How much meat do you want? -- I want a lot of meat.See: mara nyingahi?, Ni saa nyingahi?2how many?Uislamu una nguzo nyingahi? -- Una nguzo shano.How many pillars does Islam have? -- It has five pillars.Una mphunda nyingahi? - Nna mphunda mwenga.How many donkeys do you have? - I have one donkey.Kuna nyumba nyingahi? -- Nyingi. / Si nyingi.How many houses are there? -- A lot. / Not many.Kugwiza suwa nyingahi?How many doves did you trap?Kudyamanya mara nyingahi? -- Mara ntratu.How many times did you do it? -- Three times.Mo msi mwadyamanya nyungu nyingahi?In a day, how many pots do you make?3whatNi saa nyingahi? -- Ni saa kumi kasoro robo.What time is it? -- It's a quarter to four. (It's a quarter to ten Kizigua time.)
nyingi (-ingi)QuantNG5/61manySina nyumba nyingi.I don't have many houses.Mdani mwe hondo mpatikana mbakati nyingi za binadamu.In the war are found many rotting human corpses.ni + nyingi > nyingi, usually2lots (of)Kuna nyumba nyingahi kudya? -- Nyingi.How many houses are there in that place? -- Lots.Ntrondo zino nyingi.There are lots of stars.Mwaka uno chidyera mboleya nyingi mwe hondo.This year we put lots of manure on the farm.3a lot (of)Nna hande nyingi.I have a lot of food.Nguto nyingi zanidiba.A lot of noise disturbs me.Sono dyere jiki nyingi mwe zi nguwo!Don't put a lot of bleach in the clothes!Naona ngamira nyingi.I see a lot of camels.Mwaka uno chipata faida nyingi kwe soko.This year we got a lot of profit in the market.Nyumba yangu ina mphuku nyingi.My house has a lot of rats.4muchWaunga nyama nyingahi? -- Sikunga nyingi.How much meat do you want? -- I don't want much.5greatKuna zuluma nyingi Somaliya.There is great injustice in Somalia.6too muchSoni zako nyingi!Your shyness is too much!Mphumuzi zako ni nyingi!Your asthmatic breath is too much!Naunga shandaruwa kwa sababu mbu zigaluka nyingi.I need a mosquito net because the mosquitos have become too much.
nyinkhaNG61weddingKaya yatowigwa gunda, nyinkha yakonga, Chisonoko asolwa. (Arbow)In town the conch is blown, the wedding commences, Chisonoko gets married.This term is in Tanzanian Kizigula and used in Arbow but not known by Somali Chizigulas.2wedding party
nyokaNG51snake(s)Nogoha nyoka.I'm afraid of snakes.Nyoka initambaza.The snake crawled on me.Nyoka idya izobola shingo yake.That snake shed its skin.Nyoka yereka mwana nyoka.A snake gives birth to a baby snake. ProverbMwana nyoka ni nyoka.A baby snake is [still] a snake. ProverbNyoka yekunyata.The snake coiled itself up.shingo ya nyokasnake skinkankha dya nyoka / gome dya nyokashed snake skinThe two proverbs above are used in reference to whoever is not trustworthy, and they also mean something like the English proverb: A spade is a spade.See: zoka, mzoka.2serpent(s)Nyoka imdyera fitina Hawa.The serpent provoked Eve.
nyokamaniNG5mamba(s), blackNyokamani ina usumu zaidi kuliko dununda.A black mamba has a lot more poison than a boa.Nyokamani ni sumu zaidi inakuluma.A black mamba is really poisonous when it bites you.
nyongoNG5bileNechiro sitahika nyongo.Last night I threw up bile.Mwanangu atahika nyongo kwa sababu ana agharo.My child is vomiting bile because she has yellow fever.
nyongoloNG5millipede(s)Sivigita nyongolo no mti.I threw a millipede with the stick.Mti uno siughemera nyongolo idya.This stick, I've used it to throw that millipede.