nyonga

Fanagalo

Etymology

From Zulu inyonga, from Proto-Bantu *njóngà.

Noun

nyonga

1. hip
2. femur

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Noun

nyonga (n class, plural nyonga)

1. Alternative form of unyonga

Noun

nyonga

1. plural of unyonga

Verb

-nyonga (infinitive kunyonga)

1. to strangle, throttle; hang
2. (Sheng) to masturbate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nyonga
Positive present -nanyonga Subjunctive -nyonge Negative -nyongi Imperative singular nyonga
Infinitives
Positive kunyonga Negative kutonyonga
Imperatives
Singular nyonga Plural nyongeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunyonga Positive past positive subject concord + -linyonga Negative past negative subject concord + -kunyonga
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanyonga) Singular Plural 1st person ninanyonga/nanyonga tunanyonga 2nd person unanyonga mnanyonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananyonga wananyonga other classes positive subject concord + -nanyonga
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nyongi) Singular Plural 1st person sinyongi hatunyongi 2nd person hunyongi hamnyongi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanyongi hawanyongi other classes negative subject concord + -nyongi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanyonga Negative future negative subject concord + -tanyonga
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nyonge) Singular Plural 1st person ninyonge tunyonge 2nd person unyonge mnyonge 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyonge wanyonge other classes positive subject concord + -nyonge
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinyonge Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenyonga Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenyonga Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinyonga Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinyonga
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anyonga) Singular Plural 1st person nanyonga twanyonga 2nd person wanyonga mwanyonga 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anyonga wanyonga m-mi(III/IV) wanyonga yanyonga ji-ma(V/VI) lanyonga yanyonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanyonga vyanyonga n(IX/X) yanyonga zanyonga u(XI) wanyonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanyonga pa(XVI) panyonga mu(XVIII) mwanyonga
Perfect positive subject concord + -menyonga "Already" positive subject concord + -meshanyonga "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janyonga "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinyonga "If not" positive subject concord + -siponyonga Consecutive kanyonga / positive subject concord + -kanyonga Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanyonge
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninyonga -tunyonga 2nd person -kunyonga -wanyonga/-kunyongeni/-wanyongeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnyonga -wanyonga m-mi(III/IV) -unyonga -inyonga ji-ma(V/VI) -linyonga -yanyonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinyonga -vinyonga n(IX/X) -inyonga -zinyonga u(XI) -unyonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunyonga pa(XVI) -panyonga mu(XVIII) -munyonga Reflexive -jinyonga
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nyonga- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nyongaye -nyongao m-mi(III/IV) -nyongao -nyongayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nyongalo -nyongayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nyongacho -nyongavyo n(IX/X) -nyongayo -nyongazo u(XI) -nyongao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nyongako pa(XVI) -nyongapo mu(XVIII) -nyongamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nyonga) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yenyonga -onyonga m-mi(III/IV) -onyonga -yonyonga ji-ma(V/VI) -lonyonga -yonyonga ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonyonga -vyonyonga n(IX/X) -yonyonga -zonyonga u(XI) -onyonga see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -konyonga pa(XVI) -ponyonga mu(XVIII) -monyonga
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Stative: -nyongeka (“be twisted”)