nya

See also: NYA, nyā, -nya, and -nya-

Symbol

nya

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Chewa.

Etymology

From the Japanese onomatopoeia にゃ (nya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnjɑː/, /ˈnjæ/
Rhymes: -ɑː, -æ

Interjection

nya

(anime and manga fandom) The cry of a cat; meow, miaow.
Synonyms: nyaa, nyan, nyao

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɲáà]

Noun

nya

(anatomy) eye

References

2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Noun

nya

word

Pronoun

nya

1st-person singular pronoun: I
1st-person plural pronoun: we
1st-person singular possessive pronoun: my
1st-person plural possessive pronoun: our

Noun

nya

sun

Romanization

nya

The hiragana syllable にゃ (nya) or the katakana syllable ニャ (nya) in Hepburn romanization.

Etymology

Related to nyang.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɲaː/

Pronoun

nya

his, her

References

Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

to excrete, to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

to excrete, to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

nya

(vulgar) to excrete, to defecate
Synonym: kaka

Noun

nya (plural nyïr)

girl

References

Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya (infinitive kunya)

to defecate

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-nɪ̀a.

Verb

-nya (infinitive kunya)

to rain or drop like rain
to discharge or release liquid

Conjugation

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Conjugation of -nya

Positive present	-nakunya
Subjunctive	-nye
Negative	-nyi
Imperative singular	kunya

Infinitives

Positive	kunya
Negative	kutokunya

Imperatives

Singular	kunya
Plural	kunyeni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hunya
Positive past	positive subject concord + -likunya
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kunya

Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunya)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninakunya/nakunya	tunakunya
2nd person		unakunya	mnakunya
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anakunya	wanakunya
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nakunya

Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyi)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		sinyi	hatunyi
2nd person		hunyi	hamnyi
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	hanyi	hawanyi
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -nyi

Positive future	positive subject concord + -takunya
Negative future	negative subject concord + -takunya

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nye)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninye	tunye
2nd person		unye	mnye
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anye	wanye
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nye

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -sinye
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngekunya
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singekunya
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalikunya
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalikunya

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anya)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nanya	twanya
2nd person		wanya	mwanya
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anya	wanya
	m-mi_(III/IV)	wanya	yanya
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lanya	yanya
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chanya	vyanya
	n_(IX/X)	yanya	zanya
	u_(XI)	wanya	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwanya
	pa_(XVI)	panya
	mu_(XVIII)	mwanya

Perfect	positive subject concord + -mekunya
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshakunya
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -janya
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kinya
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipokunya
Consecutive	kanya / positive subject concord + -kanya
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kanye

Object concord (indicative positive)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		-ninya	-tunya
2nd person		-kunya	-wanya/-kunyeni/-wanyeni
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	-mnya	-wanya
	m-mi_(III/IV)	-unya	-inya
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	-linya	-yanya
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kinya	-vinya
	n_(IX/X)	-inya	-zinya
	u_(XI)	-unya	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	-kunya
	pa_(XVI)	-panya
	mu_(XVIII)	-munya
Reflexive		-jinya

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nya- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-nyaye	-nyao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-nyao	-nyayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-nyalo	-nyayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-nyacho	-nyavyo
n_(IX/X)	-nyayo	-nyazo
u_(XI)	-nyao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-nyako
pa_(XVI)	-nyapo
mu_(XVIII)	-nyamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunya)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yekunya	-okunya
m-mi_(III/IV)	-okunya	-yokunya
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lokunya	-yokunya
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-chokunya	-vyokunya
n_(IX/X)	-yokunya	-zokunya
u_(XI)	-okunya	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kokunya
pa_(XVI)	-pokunya
mu_(XVIII)	-mokunya

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -nyea
- Augmentative: -nyesha
- Stative: -nyeka

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²nyːˌa/

Adjective

nya

inflection of ny:
1. definite singular
2. plural

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnja/ [ˈɲa]
- IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈnja/ [ˈn̪ja]
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: nya

Determiner

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌ)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of niya.

Pronoun

niyá (Baybayin spelling ᜈ᜔ᜌ)

Superseded, pre-2007 spelling of niya.

Usage notes

This spelling does not follow the rule of double vowel clusters with an /i/ or /u/ as the first vowel when at the start of a word or when following a double consonant (where the standard is to retain the vowel cluster and add a ⟨y⟩ or ⟨w⟩ in between). See Appendix:Tagalog spellings for details.

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

nya

to excrete, to defecate

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nèa.

Verb

-nya

(intransitive) to defecate
Synonym: -bhosha

Inflection

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Infinitive	ukunya
	Positive	Negative
Infinitive	ukunya	ukunganyi
	Imperative
	Simple	+ object concord
Singular	yinya	-nye
Plural	yinyani	-nyeni
	Present
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyanya, nginya	enginyayo, enginya	nginya	anginyi	enginganyi	nginganyi
2nd singular	uyanya, unya	onyayo, onya	unya	awunyi	onganyi	unganyi
1st plural	siyanya, sinya	esinyayo, esinya	sinya	asinyi	esinganyi	singanyi
2nd plural	niyanya, ninya	eninyayo, eninya	ninya	aninyi	eninganyi	ninganyi
Class 1	uyanya, unya	onyayo, onya	enya	akanyi	onganyi	enganyi
Class 2	bayanya, banya	abanyayo, abanya	benya	abanyi	abanganyi	benganyi
Class 3	uyanya, unya	onyayo, onya	unya	awunyi	onganyi	unganyi
Class 4	iyanya, inya	enyayo, enya	inya	ayinyi	enganyi	inganyi
Class 5	liyanya, linya	elinyayo, elinya	linya	alinyi	elinganyi	linganyi
Class 6	ayanya, anya	anyayo, anya	enya	awanyi	anganyi	enganyi
Class 7	siyanya, sinya	esinyayo, esinya	sinya	asinyi	esinganyi	singanyi
Class 8	ziyanya, zinya	ezinyayo, ezinya	zinya	azinyi	ezinganyi	zinganyi
Class 9	iyanya, inya	enyayo, enya	inya	ayinyi	enganyi	inganyi
Class 10	ziyanya, zinya	ezinyayo, ezinya	zinya	azinyi	ezinganyi	zinganyi
Class 11	luyanya, lunya	olunyayo, olunya	lunya	alunyi	olunganyi	lunganyi
Class 14	buyanya, bunya	obunyayo, obunya	bunya	abunyi	obunganyi	bunganyi
Class 15	kuyanya, kunya	okunyayo, okunya	kunya	akunyi	okunganyi	kunganyi
Class 17	kuyanya, kunya	okunyayo, okunya	kunya	akunyi	okunganyi	kunganyi
	Recent past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	nginyile, nginyē	enginyile, enginyē	nginyile, nginyē	anginyanga	enginganyanga	nginganyanga
2nd singular	unyile, unyē	onyile, onyē	unyile, unyē	awunyanga	onganyanga	unganyanga
1st plural	sinyile, sinyē	esinyile, esinyē	sinyile, sinyē	asinyanga	esinganyanga	singanyanga
2nd plural	ninyile, ninyē	eninyile, eninyē	ninyile, ninyē	aninyanga	eninganyanga	ninganyanga
Class 1	unyile, unyē	onyile, onyē	enyile, enyē	akanyanga	onganyanga	enganyanga
Class 2	banyile, banyē	abanyile, abanyē	benyile, benyē	abanyanga	abanganyanga	benganyanga
Class 3	unyile, unyē	onyile, onyē	unyile, unyē	awunyanga	onganyanga	unganyanga
Class 4	inyile, inyē	enyile, enyē	inyile, inyē	ayinyanga	enganyanga	inganyanga
Class 5	linyile, linyē	elinyile, elinyē	linyile, linyē	alinyanga	elinganyanga	linganyanga
Class 6	anyile, anyē	anyile, anyē	enyile, enyē	awanyanga	anganyanga	enganyanga
Class 7	sinyile, sinyē	esinyile, esinyē	sinyile, sinyē	asinyanga	esinganyanga	singanyanga
Class 8	zinyile, zinyē	ezinyile, ezinyē	zinyile, zinyē	azinyanga	ezinganyanga	zinganyanga
Class 9	inyile, inyē	enyile, enyē	inyile, inyē	ayinyanga	enganyanga	inganyanga
Class 10	zinyile, zinyē	ezinyile, ezinyē	zinyile, zinyē	azinyanga	ezinganyanga	zinganyanga
Class 11	lunyile, lunyē	olunyile, olunyē	lunyile, lunyē	alunyanga	olunganyanga	lunganyanga
Class 14	bunyile, bunyē	obunyile, obunyē	bunyile, bunyē	abunyanga	obunganyanga	bunganyanga
Class 15	kunyile, kunyē	okunyile, okunyē	kunyile, kunyē	akunyanga	okunganyanga	kunganyanga
Class 17	kunyile, kunyē	okunyile, okunyē	kunyile, kunyē	akunyanga	okunganyanga	kunganyanga
	Remote past
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngānya	engānya	ngānya	anginyanga	enginganyanga	nginganyanga
2nd singular	wānya	owānya	wānya	awunyanga	onganyanga	unganyanga
1st plural	sānya	esānya	sānya	asinyanga	esinganyanga	singanyanga
2nd plural	nānya	enānya	nānya	aninyanga	eninganyanga	ninganyanga
Class 1	wānya	owānya	ānya	akanyanga	onganyanga	enganyanga
Class 2	bānya	abānya	bānya	abanyanga	abanganyanga	benganyanga
Class 3	wānya	owānya	wānya	awunyanga	onganyanga	unganyanga
Class 4	yānya	eyānya	yānya	ayinyanga	enganyanga	inganyanga
Class 5	lānya	elānya	lānya	alinyanga	elinganyanga	linganyanga
Class 6	ānya	ānya	ānya	awanyanga	anganyanga	enganyanga
Class 7	sānya	esānya	sānya	asinyanga	esinganyanga	singanyanga
Class 8	zānya	ezānya	zānya	azinyanga	ezinganyanga	zinganyanga
Class 9	yānya	eyānya	yānya	ayinyanga	enganyanga	inganyanga
Class 10	zānya	ezānya	zānya	azinyanga	ezinganyanga	zinganyanga
Class 11	lwānya	olwānya	lwānya	alunyanga	olunganyanga	lunganyanga
Class 14	bānya	obānya	bānya	abunyanga	obunganyanga	bunganyanga
Class 15	kwānya	okwānya	kwānya	akunyanga	okunganyanga	kunganyanga
Class 17	kwānya	okwānya	kwānya	akunyanga	okunganyanga	kunganyanga
	Potential
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	nginganya	—	nginganya	ngingenye	—	ngingenye
2nd singular	unganya	—	unganya	ungenye	—	ungenye
1st plural	singanya	—	singanya	singenye	—	singenye
2nd plural	ninganya	—	ninganya	ningenye	—	ningenye
Class 1	anganya	—	enganya	angenye	—	engenye
Class 2	banganya	—	benganya	bangenye	—	bengenye
Class 3	unganya	—	unganya	ungenye	—	ungenye
Class 4	inganya	—	inganya	ingenye	—	ingenye
Class 5	linganya	—	linganya	lingenye	—	lingenye
Class 6	anganya	—	enganya	angenye	—	engenye
Class 7	singanya	—	singanya	singenye	—	singenye
Class 8	zinganya	—	zinganya	zingenye	—	zingenye
Class 9	inganya	—	inganya	ingenye	—	ingenye
Class 10	zinganya	—	zinganya	zingenye	—	zingenye
Class 11	lunganya	—	lunganya	lungenye	—	lungenye
Class 14	bunganya	—	bunganya	bungenye	—	bungenye
Class 15	kunganya	—	kunganya	kungenye	—	kungenye
Class 17	kunganya	—	kunganya	kungenye	—	kungenye
	Immediate future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngizokunya	engizokunya	ngizokunya	angizukunya	engingezukunya	ngingezukunya
2nd singular	uzokunya	ozokunya	uzokunya	awuzukunya	ongezukunya	ungezukunya
1st plural	sizokunya	esizokunya	sizokunya	asizukunya	esingezukunya	singezukunya
2nd plural	nizokunya	enizokunya	nizokunya	anizukunya	eningezukunya	ningezukunya
Class 1	uzokunya	ozokunya	ezokunya	akazukunya	ongezukunya	engezukunya
Class 2	bazokunya	abazokunya	bezokunya	abazukunya	abangezukunya	bengezukunya
Class 3	uzokunya	ozokunya	uzokunya	awuzukunya	ongezukunya	ungezukunya
Class 4	izokunya	ezokunya	izokunya	ayizukunya	engezukunya	ingezukunya
Class 5	lizokunya	elizokunya	lizokunya	alizukunya	elingezukunya	lingezukunya
Class 6	azokunya	azokunya	ezokunya	awazukunya	angezukunya	engezukunya
Class 7	sizokunya	esizokunya	sizokunya	asizukunya	esingezukunya	singezukunya
Class 8	zizokunya	ezizokunya	zizokunya	azizukunya	ezingezukunya	zingezukunya
Class 9	izokunya	ezokunya	izokunya	ayizukunya	engezukunya	ingezukunya
Class 10	zizokunya	ezizokunya	zizokunya	azizukunya	ezingezukunya	zingezukunya
Class 11	luzokunya	oluzokunya	luzokunya	aluzukunya	olungezukunya	lungezukunya
Class 14	buzokunya	obuzokunya	buzokunya	abuzukunya	obungezukunya	bungezukunya
Class 15	kuzokunya	okuzokunya	kuzokunya	akuzukunya	okungezukunya	kungezukunya
Class 17	kuzokunya	okuzokunya	kuzokunya	akuzukunya	okungezukunya	kungezukunya
	Remote future
	Positive absolute	Positive relative	Positive participial	Negative absolute	Negative relative	Negative participial
1st singular	ngiyokunya	engiyokunya	ngiyokunya	angiyukunya	engingeyukunya	ngingeyukunya
2nd singular	uyokunya	oyokunya	uyokunya	awuyukunya	ongeyukunya	ungeyukunya
1st plural	siyokunya	esiyokunya	siyokunya	asiyukunya	esingeyukunya	singeyukunya
2nd plural	niyokunya	eniyokunya	niyokunya	aniyukunya	eningeyukunya	ningeyukunya
Class 1	uyokunya	oyokunya	eyokunya	akayukunya	ongeyukunya	engeyukunya
Class 2	bayokunya	abayokunya	beyokunya	abayukunya	abangeyukunya	bengeyukunya
Class 3	uyokunya	oyokunya	uyokunya	awuyukunya	ongeyukunya	ungeyukunya
Class 4	iyokunya	eyokunya	iyokunya	ayiyukunya	engeyukunya	ingeyukunya
Class 5	liyokunya	eliyokunya	liyokunya	aliyukunya	elingeyukunya	lingeyukunya
Class 6	ayokunya	ayokunya	eyokunya	awayukunya	angeyukunya	engeyukunya
Class 7	siyokunya	esiyokunya	siyokunya	asiyukunya	esingeyukunya	singeyukunya
Class 8	ziyokunya	eziyokunya	ziyokunya	aziyukunya	ezingeyukunya	zingeyukunya
Class 9	iyokunya	eyokunya	iyokunya	ayiyukunya	engeyukunya	ingeyukunya
Class 10	ziyokunya	eziyokunya	ziyokunya	aziyukunya	ezingeyukunya	zingeyukunya
Class 11	luyokunya	oluyokunya	luyokunya	aluyukunya	olungeyukunya	lungeyukunya
Class 14	buyokunya	obuyokunya	buyokunya	abuyukunya	obungeyukunya	bungeyukunya
Class 15	kuyokunya	okuyokunya	kuyokunya	akuyukunya	okungeyukunya	kungeyukunya
Class 17	kuyokunya	okuyokunya	kuyokunya	akuyukunya	okungeyukunya	kungeyukunya
	Present subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	nginye	nginganyi
2nd singular	unye	unganyi
1st plural	sinye	singanyi
2nd plural	ninye	ninganyi
Class 1	anye	anganyi
Class 2	banye	banganyi
Class 3	unye	unganyi
Class 4	inye	inganyi
Class 5	linye	linganyi
Class 6	anye	anganyi
Class 7	sinye	singanyi
Class 8	zinye	zinganyi
Class 9	inye	inganyi
Class 10	zinye	zinganyi
Class 11	lunye	lunganyi
Class 14	bunye	bunganyi
Class 15	kunye	kunganyi
Class 17	kunye	kunganyi
	Past subjunctive
	Positive	Negative
1st singular	nganya	nganganya, anganya, anganganya
2nd singular	wanya	wanganya, awanya, awanganya
1st plural	sanya	sanganya, asanya, asanganya
2nd plural	nanya	nanganya, ananya, ananganya
Class 1	wanya	wanganya, akanya, akanganya
Class 2	banya	banganya, abanya, abanganya
Class 3	wanya	wanganya, awanya, awanganya
Class 4	yanya	yanganya, ayanya, ayanganya
Class 5	lanya	langanya, alanya, alanganya
Class 6	anya	anganya, awanya, awanganya
Class 7	sanya	sanganya, asanya, asanganya
Class 8	zanya	zanganya, azanya, azanganya
Class 9	yanya	yanganya, ayanya, ayanganya
Class 10	zanya	zanganya, azanya, azanganya
Class 11	lwanya	lwanganya, alwanya, alwanganya
Class 14	banya	banganya, abanya, abanganya
Class 15	kwanya	kwanganya, akwanya, akwanganya
Class 17	kwanya	kwanganya, akwanya, akwanganya

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References

C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nya”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nya”

	singular	plural
1st person	nya	nya, nyáji
2nd person	ma	ma, máji
3rd person	nyihá, nyithá	nyihá, nyiháji

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