nywa

See also: nywǎ

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲwâ/

Verb

-nywa (infinitive okunywa) (transitive)

1. to drink
2. to smoke
3. to score (in a game)

Derived terms

• omunywi (“drinker”)
• ekinywi (“drinking party”)
• -nyweka (“to be drinkable”)
• -nywera (“to drink from”)
• -nywesa (“to cause to drink”)

References

• Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264

Nyole (Uganda)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

-nywa (infinitive ohunywa)

1. to drink
2. to smoke

References

• Diprose, Martin; Musimami, Sylvester N. M. (2012), Lunyole–English Dictionary‎^[1], SIL International

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Verb

-nywá (infinitive kunywá, perfective -nyôye)

1. to drink
2. to smoke

Derived terms

• -nyobwa (passive)

References

• Elizabeth E. Cox; Myra Adamson; Muriel Teusink (1969), Dictionary: Kinyarwanda-English, English-Kinyarwanda‎^[2], page 35
• Emmanuel Habumuremyi; Claudine Uwamahoro (2006), A Kinyarwanda-English and English-Kinyarwanda dictionary‎^[3], Kigali: Rwanda Community Net, page 306

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa.

Pronunciation

• (Unguja standard) IPA^(key): /ɲʷɑ/

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-nywa (infinitive kunywa)

1. to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nywa
Positive present -nakunywa Subjunctive -nywe Negative -nywi Imperative singular kunywa
Infinitives
Positive kunywa Negative kutokunywa
Imperatives
Singular kunywa Plural kunyweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunywa Positive past positive subject concord + -likunywa Negative past negative subject concord + -kunywa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakunywa) Singular Plural 1st person ninakunywa/nakunywa tunakunywa 2nd person unakunywa mnakunywa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakunywa wanakunywa other classes positive subject concord + -nakunywa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nywi) Singular Plural 1st person sinywi hatunywi 2nd person hunywi hamnywi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanywi hawanywi other classes negative subject concord + -nywi
Positive future positive subject concord + -takunywa Negative future negative subject concord + -takunywa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nywe) Singular Plural 1st person ninywe tunywe 2nd person unywe mnywe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywe wanywe other classes positive subject concord + -nywe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinywe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekunywa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekunywa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikunywa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikunywa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anywa) Singular Plural 1st person nanywa twanywa 2nd person wanywa mwanywa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anywa wanywa m-mi(III/IV) wanywa yanywa ji-ma(V/VI) lanywa yanywa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanywa vyanywa n(IX/X) yanywa zanywa u(XI) wanywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwanywa pa(XVI) panywa mu(XVIII) mwanywa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mekunywa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakunywa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -janywa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kinywa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokunywa Consecutive kanywa / positive subject concord + -kanywa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanywe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -ninywa -tunywa 2nd person -kunywa -wanywa/-kunyweni/-wanyweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnywa -wanywa m-mi(III/IV) -unywa -inywa ji-ma(V/VI) -linywa -yanywa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinywa -vinywa n(IX/X) -inywa -zinywa u(XI) -unywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kunywa pa(XVI) -panywa mu(XVIII) -munywa Reflexive -jinywa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nywa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -nywaye -nywao m-mi(III/IV) -nywao -nywayo ji-ma(V/VI) -nywalo -nywayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nywacho -nywavyo n(IX/X) -nywayo -nywazo u(XI) -nywao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -nywako pa(XVI) -nywapo mu(XVIII) -nywamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -kunywa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yekunywa -okunywa m-mi(III/IV) -okunywa -yokunywa ji-ma(V/VI) -lokunywa -yokunywa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokunywa -vyokunywa n(IX/X) -yokunywa -zokunywa u(XI) -okunywa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kokunywa pa(XVI) -pokunywa mu(XVIII) -mokunywa
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:
  • Applicative: -nywea
  • Causative: -nywesha
  • Passive: -nywewa
  • Stative: -nyweka

• Nominal derivations:
  • kinywaji (“drink, beverage”)
  • mnywaji (“drinker”)
  • unywaji (“drinking”)

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa. Doublet of -nywana (“to make blood-brotherhood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲwa/

Verb

-nywa (infinitive okunywa)

1. to drink
2. to smoke

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nywa

infinitives affirmative okunywa negative okutanywa imperatives affirmative nywa negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -nywa person noun class singular plural first person nnywa tunywa second person onywa munywa third person 1/2 anywa banywa 3/4 gunywa enywa 5/6 linywa ganywa 7/8 kinywa binywa 9/10 enywa zinywa 11/10 runywa 12/14 kanywa bunywa 13 — tunywa 14/6 bunywa ganywa 15/6 kunywa 16 hanywa — negative ti- + subject concord + -nywa person noun class singular plural first person tinnywa titunywa second person tonywa timunywa third person 1/2 tanywa tibanywa 3/4 tigunywa tenywa 5/6 tirinywa tiganywa 7/8 tikinywa tibinywa 9/10 tenywa tizinywa 11/10 tirunywa 12/14 tikanywa tibunywa 13 — titunywa 14/6 tibunywa tiganywa 15/6 tikunywa 16 tihanywa — subject concord + -tanywa present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -nywa person noun class singular plural first person ninnywa nitunywa second person noonywa nimunywa third person 1/2 naanywa nibanywa 3/4 nigunywa neenywa 5/6 nirinywa niganywa 7/8 nikinywa nibinywa 9/10 neenywa nizinywa 11/10 nirunywa 12/14 nikanywa nibunywa 13 — nitunywa 14/6 nibunywa niganywa 15/6 nikunywa 16 nihanywa — subject concord + -rukunywa negative ti- + subject concord + -rukunywa person noun class singular plural first person tindukunywa titurukunywa second person torukunywa timurukunywa third person 1/2 tarukunywa tibarukunywa 3/4 tigurukunywa terukunywa 5/6 tirirukunywa tigarukunywa 7/8 tikirukunywa tibirukunywa 9/10 terukunywa tizirukunywa 11/10 tirurukunywa 12/14 tikarukunywa tiburukunywa 13 — titurukunywa 14/6 tiburukunywa tigarukunywa 15/6 tikurukunywa 16 tiharukunywa — subject concord + -tarukunywa present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyanywa person noun class singular plural first person ninkyanywa nitukyanywa second person nookyanywa nimukyanywa third person 1/2 naakyanywa nibakyanywa 3/4 nigukyanywa neekyanywa 5/6 nirikyanywa nigakyanywa 7/8 nikikyanywa nibikyanywa 9/10 neekyanywa nizikyanywa 11/10 nirukyanywa 12/14 nikakyanywa nibukyanywa 13 — nitukyanywa 14/6 nibukyanywa nigakyanywa 15/6 nikukyanywa 16 nihakyanywa — subject concord + -rukukyanywa negative ti- + subject concord + -kyanywa person noun class singular plural first person tinkyanywa titukyanywa second person tokyanywa timukyanywa third person 1/2 takyanywa tibakyanywa 3/4 tigukyanywa tekyanywa 5/6 tirikyanywa tigakyanywa 7/8 tikikyanywa tibikyanywa 9/10 tekyanywa tizikyanywa 11/10 tirukyanywa 12/14 tikakyanywa tibukyanywa 13 — titukyanywa 14/6 tibukyanywa tigakyanywa 15/6 tikukyanywa 16 tihakyanywa — subject concord + -takyanywa virtual present affirmative subject concord + -anywa person noun class singular plural first person nanywa twanywa second person wanywa mwanywa third person 1/2 yanywa baanywa 3/4 gwanywa yanywa 5/6 lyanywa gaanywa 7/8 kyanywa byanywa 9/10 yanywa zaanywa 11/10 rwanywa 12/14 kaanywa bwanywa 13 — twanywa 14/6 bwanywa gaanywa 15/6 kwanywa 16 haanywa — negative ti- + subject concord + anywa person noun class singular plural first person tinanywa titwanywa second person tiwanywa timwanywa third person 1/2 tiyanywa tibaanywa 3/4 tigwanywa tiyanywa 5/6 tiryanywa tigaanywa 7/8 tikyanywa tibyanywa 9/10 tiyanywa tizaanywa 11/10 tirwanywa 12/14 tikaanywa tibwanywa 13 — titwanywa 14/6 tibwanywa tigaanywa 15/6 tikwanywa 16 tihaanywa — subject concord + -taanywa present perfect affirmative subject concord + -nywire person noun class singular plural first person nnywire tunywire second person onywire munywire third person 1/2 anywire banywire 3/4 gunywire enywire 5/6 linywire ganywire 7/8 kinywire binywire 9/10 enywire zinywire 11/10 runywire 12/14 kanywire bunywire 13 — tunywire 14/6 bunywire ganywire 15/6 kunywire 16 hanywire — negative ti- + subject concord + -nywire person noun class singular plural first person tinnywire titunywire second person tonywire timunywire third person 1/2 tanywire tibanywire 3/4 tigunywire tenywire 5/6 tirinywire tiganywire 7/8 tikinywire tibinywire 9/10 tenywire tizinywire 11/10 tirunywire 12/14 tikanywire tibunywire 13 — titunywire 14/6 tibunywire tiganywire 15/6 tikunywire 16 tihanywire — subject concord + -tanywire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akanywa person noun class singular plural first person nakanywa twakanywa second person wakanywa mwakanywa third person 1/2 yakanywa baakanywa 3/4 gwakanywa yakanywa 5/6 lyakanywa gaakanywa 7/8 kyakanywa byakanywa 9/10 yakanywa zaakanywa 11/10 rwakanywa 12/14 kaakanywa bwakanywa 13 — twakanywa 14/6 bwakanywa gaakanywa 15/6 kwakanywa 16 haakanywa — negative ti- + subject concord + -kanywire person noun class singular plural first person tinkanywire titukanywire second person tokanywire timukanywire third person 1/2 takanywire tibakanywire 3/4 tigukanywire tekanywire 5/6 tirikanywire tigakanywire 7/8 tikikanywire tibikanywire 9/10 tekanywire tizikanywire 11/10 tirukanywire 12/14 tikakanywire tibukanywire 13 — titukanywire 14/6 tibukanywire tigakanywire 15/6 tikukanywire 16 tihakanywire — subject concord + -takanywire near past affirmative subject concord + -nywirege person noun class singular plural first person nnywirege tunywirege second person onywirege munywirege third person 1/2 anywirege banywirege 3/4 gunywirege enywirege 5/6 linywirege ganywirege 7/8 kinywirege binywirege 9/10 enywirege zinywirege 11/10 runywirege 12/14 kanywirege bunywirege 13 — tunywirege 14/6 bunywirege ganywirege 15/6 kunywirege 16 hanywirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -nywirege person noun class singular plural first person tinnywirege titunywirege second person tonywirege timunywirege third person 1/2 tanywirege tibanywirege 3/4 tigunywirege tenywirege 5/6 tirinywirege tiganywirege 7/8 tikinywirege tibinywirege 9/10 tenywirege tizinywirege 11/10 tirunywirege 12/14 tikanywirege tibunywirege 13 — titunywirege 14/6 tibunywirege tiganywirege 15/6 tikunywirege 16 tihanywirege — subject concord + -tanywirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kanywa person noun class singular plural first person nkanywa tukanywa second person okanywa mukanywa third person 1/2 akanywa bakanywa 3/4 gukanywa ekanywa 5/6 likanywa gakanywa 7/8 kikanywa bikanywa 9/10 ekanywa zikanywa 11/10 rukanywa 12/14 kakanywa bukanywa 13 — tukanywa 14/6 bukanywa gakanywa 15/6 kukanywa 16 hakanywa — subject concord + -anywire negative subject concord + -tanywe person noun class singular plural first person ntanywe tutanywe second person otanywe mutanywe third person 1/2 atanywe batanywe 3/4 gutanywe etanywe 5/6 litanywe gatanywe 7/8 kitanywe bitanywe 9/10 etanywe ziitanywe 11/10 rutanywe 12/14 katanywe butanywe 13 — tutanywe 14/6 butanywe gatanywe 15/6 kutanywe 16 hatanywe — subject concord + -taranywire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -ranywire person noun class singular plural first person ndanywire turanywire second person oranywire muranywire third person 1/2 aranywire baranywire 3/4 guranywire eranywire 5/6 liranywire garanywire 7/8 kiranywire biranywire 9/10 eranywire ziranywire 11/10 ruranywire 12/14 karanywire buranywire 13 — turanywire 14/6 buranywire garanywire 15/6 kuranywire 16 haranywire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kanywaga person noun class singular plural first person tinkanywaga titukanywaga second person tokanywaga timukanywaga third person 1/2 takanywaga tibakanywaga 3/4 tigukanywaga tekanywaga 5/6 tirikanywaga tigakanywaga 7/8 tikikanywaga tibikanywaga 9/10 tekanywaga tizikanywaga 11/10 tirukanywaga 12/14 tikakanywaga tibukanywaga 13 — titukanywaga 14/6 tibukanywaga tigakanywaga 15/6 tikukanywaga 16 tihakanywaga — subject concord + -takanywaga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aanywire person noun class singular plural first person naanywire twanywire second person waanywire mwanywire third person 1/2 yaanywire baanywire 3/4 gwanywire yaanywire 5/6 lyanywire gaanywire 7/8 kyanywire byanywire 9/10 yaanywire zaanywire 11/10 rwanywire 12/14 kaanywire bwanywire 13 — twanywire 14/6 bwanywire gaanywire 15/6 kwanywire 16 haanywire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -anywaga person noun class singular plural first person nanywaga twanywaga second person wanywaga mwanywaga third person 1/2 yanywaga baanywaga 3/4 gwanywaga yanywaga 5/6 lyanywaga gaanywaga 7/8 kyanywaga byanywaga 9/10 yanywaga zaanywaga 11/10 rwanywaga 12/14 kaanywaga bwanywaga 13 — twanywaga 14/6 bwanywaga gaanywaga 15/6 kwanywaga 16 haanywaga — negative ti- + subject concord + anywaga person noun class singular plural first person tinanywaga titwanywaga second person tiwanywaga timwanywaga third person 1/2 tiyanywaga tibaanywaga 3/4 tigwanywaga tiyanywaga 5/6 tiryanywaga tigaanywaga 7/8 tikyanywaga tibyanywaga 9/10 tiyanywaga tizaanywaga 11/10 tirwanywaga 12/14 tikaanywaga tibwanywaga 13 — titwanywaga 14/6 tibwanywaga tigaanywaga 15/6 tikwanywaga 16 tihaanywaga — subject concord + -taanywaga near future affirmative subject concord + -raanywa person noun class singular plural first person ndaanywa turaanywa second person oraanywa muraanywa third person 1/2 araanywa baraanywa 3/4 guraanywa eraanywa 5/6 liraanywa garaanywa 7/8 kiraanywa biraanywa 9/10 eraanywa ziraanywa 11/10 ruraanywa 12/14 karaanywa buraanywa 13 — turaanywa 14/6 buraanywa garaanywa 15/6 kuraanywa 16 haraanywa — negative ti- + subject concord + -aanywe person noun class singular plural first person tinaanywe titwanywe second person tiwaanywe timwanywe third person 1/2 tiyaanywe tibaanywe 3/4 tigwanywe tiyaanywe 5/6 tiryanywe tigaanywe 7/8 tikyanywe tibyanywe 9/10 tiyaanywe tizaanywe 11/10 tirwanywe 12/14 tikaanywe tibwanywe 13 — titwanywe 14/6 tibwanywe tigaanywe 15/6 tikwanywe 16 tihaanywe — subject concord + -taanywe remote future affirmative subject concord + -linywa person noun class singular plural first person ndinywa tulinywa second person olinywa mulinywa third person 1/2 alinywa balinywa 3/4 gulinywa erinywa 5/6 lirinywa galinywa 7/8 kirinywa birinywa 9/10 erinywa zirinywa 11/10 rulinywa 12/14 kalinywa bulinywa 13 — tulinywa 14/6 bulinywa galinywa 15/6 kulinywa 16 halinywa — negative ti- + subject concord + -linywa person noun class singular plural first person tindinywa titulinywa second person tolinywa timulinywa third person 1/2 talinywa tibalinywa 3/4 tigulinywa terinywa 5/6 tiririnywa tigalinywa 7/8 tikirinywa tibirinywa 9/10 terinywa tizirinywa 11/10 tirulinywa 12/14 tikalinywa tibulinywa 13 — titulinywa 14/6 tibulinywa tigalinywa 15/6 tikulinywa 16 tihalinywa — subject concord + -talinywa future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raanywaga person noun class singular plural first person ndaanywaga turaanywaga second person oraanywaga muraanywaga third person 1/2 araanywaga baraanywaga 3/4 guraanywaga eraanywaga 5/6 liraanywaga garaanywaga 7/8 kiraanywaga biraanywaga 9/10 eraanywaga ziraanywaga 11/10 ruraanywaga 12/14 karaanywaga buraanywaga 13 — turaanywaga 14/6 buraanywaga garaanywaga 15/6 kuraanywaga 16 haraanywaga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aanywege person noun class singular plural first person tinaanywege titwanywege second person tiwaanywege timwanywege third person 1/2 tiyaanywege tibaanywege 3/4 tigwanywege tiyaanywege 5/6 tiryanywege tigaanywege 7/8 tikyanywege tibyanywege 9/10 tiyaanywege tizaanywege 11/10 tirwanywege 12/14 tikaanywege tibwanywege 13 — titwanywege 14/6 tibwanywege tigaanywege 15/6 tikwanywege 16 tihaanywege — subject concord + -taanywege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + nywe person noun class singular plural first person nnywe tunywe second person onywe munywe third person 1/2 anywe banywe 3/4 gunywe enywe 5/6 linywe ganywe 7/8 kinywe binywe 9/10 enywe zinywe 11/10 runywe 12/14 kanywe bunywe 13 — tunywe 14/6 bunywe ganywe 15/6 kunywe 16 hanywe — negative subject concord + -tanywa person noun class singular plural first person ntanywa tutanywa second person otanywa mutanywa third person 1/2 atanywa batanywa 3/4 gutanywa etanywa 5/6 litanywa gatanywa 7/8 kitanywa bitanywa 9/10 etanywa zitanywa 11/10 rutanywa 12/14 katanywa butanywa 13 — tutanywa 14/6 butanywa gatanywa 15/6 kutanywa 16 hatanywa — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + nywege person noun class singular plural first person nnywege tunywege second person onywege munywege third person 1/2 anywege banywege 3/4 gunywege enywege 5/6 linywege ganywege 7/8 kinywege binywege 9/10 enywege zinywege 11/10 runywege 12/14 kanywege bunywege 13 — tunywege 14/6 bunywege ganywege 15/6 kunywege 16 hanywege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakunywa person noun class singular plural first person naakunywa twakunywa second person waakunywa mwakunywa third person 1/2 yaakunywa baakunywa 3/4 gwakunywa yaakunywa 5/6 lyakunywa gaakunywa 7/8 kyakunywa byakunywa 9/10 yaakunywa zaakunywa 11/10 rwakunywa 12/14 kaakunywa bwakunywa 13 — twakunywa 14/6 bwakunywa gaakunywa 15/6 kwakunywa 16 haakunywa — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakunywa person noun class singular plural first person tinaakunywa titwakunywa second person tiwaakunywa timwakunywa third person 1/2 tiyaakunywa tibaakunywa 3/4 tigwakunywa tiyaakunywa 5/6 tiryakunywa tigaakunywa 7/8 tikyakunywa tibyakunywa 9/10 tiyaakunywa tizaakunywa 11/10 tirwakunywa 12/14 tikaakunywa tibwakunywa 13 — titwakunywa 14/6 tibwakunywa tigaakunywa 15/6 tikwakunywa 16 tihaakunywa — subject concord + -taakunywa conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakunywire person noun class singular plural first person naakunywire twakunywire second person waakunywire mwakunywire third person 1/2 yaakunywire baakunywire 3/4 gwakunywire yaakunywire 5/6 lyakunywire gaakunywire 7/8 kyakunywire byakunywire 9/10 yaakunywire zaakunywire 11/10 rwakunywire 12/14 kaakunywire bwakunywire 13 — twakunywire 14/6 bwakunywire gaakunywire 15/6 kwakunywire 16 haakunywire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakunywire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakunywire titwakunywire second person tiwaakunywire timwakunywire third person 1/2 tiyaakunywire tibaakunywire 3/4 tigwakunywire tiyaakunywire 5/6 tiryakunywire tigaakunywire 7/8 tikyakunywire tibyakunywire 9/10 tiyaakunywire tizaakunywire 11/10 tirwakunywire 12/14 tikaakunywire tibwakunywire 13 — titwakunywire 14/6 tibwakunywire tigaakunywire 15/6 tikwakunywire 16 tihaakunywire — subject concord + -taakunywire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -nnywa -tunywa second person -kunywa -banywa third person 1/2 -munywa 3/4 -gunywa -ginywa 5/6 -linywa -ganywa 7/8 -kinywa -binywa 9/10 -ginywa -zinywa 11/10 -runywa 12/14 -kanywa -bunywa 13 — -tunywa 14/6 -bunywa -ganywa 15/6 -kunywa 16 -hanywa —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -nywera
  • Long causative: -nywisa
  • Passive: -nywibwa
  • Stative: -nywika

• Nominal derivations:
  • ekinywansande (“type of black ant”)
  • omunywi (“drinker”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[4], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 247
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[5], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 307

Zigula

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ɲóa (“to drink”).

Verb

-nywa (infinitive kunywa)

1. (transitive) to swallow liquids
   1. (transitive) to drink
2. (transitive) to take medicine

Derived terms

• -nywera (“to drink for someone”)
• -nyweza (“to give to drink”)
• -nywesa (“to drink a lot/too much of”)
• -nywaga (“to drink first”)

References

• Chizigula of Somalia Dictionary‎^[6], SIL International, 2020