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Meaning of ny- | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX/X))]] adjective agreement prefix used before vowels
morpheme
[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((X))]] noun prefix for plurals of some [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] nouns with vowel-initial stems
morpheme

Examples

“nguo nyeusi”

a dark piece of cloth/dark clothes

“wimbo (“song”) → nyimbo (“songs”)”

“uzi (“thread”) → nyuzi (“threads”)”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

pa- penye kuku wengi usimwage mtama penye nia pana njia pesa ngapi pongezi kwa siku ya kuzaliwa pumzika kwa amani

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