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	wanyonge
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