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Nyota⁴

/ɲoˈta/

English: (noun) Asterisk (*) or symbol resembling a star

Example (Swahili):

Andika nyota mwishoni mwa neno hilo.

Example (English):

Put an asterisk at the end of that word.

Nyota⁵

/ɲoˈta/

English: (noun) Star; a famous or outstanding person

Example (Swahili):

Yeye ni nyota wa filamu maarufu.

Example (English):

She is a famous movie star.

Nyotakia

/ɲotaˈkia/

English: (noun) Comet; a star with a bright tail

Example (Swahili):

Nyotakia ilionekana angani usiku wa jana.

Example (English):

A comet appeared in the sky last night.

Nyotoa¹

/ɲoˈtoa/

English: (verb) To pluck or remove a small part with fingers

Example (Swahili):

Alinyotoa majani kidogo kwenye maua.

Example (English):

She plucked a few leaves from the flowers.

Nyotoa²

/ɲoˈtoa/

English: (verb) To hurt sharply; to cause pain

Example (Swahili):

Msumari ulionyotoa kidole.

Example (English):

The nail caused sharp pain in his finger.

Nyotoka

/ɲoˈtoka/

English: (verb) To slip away quietly; to leave suddenly

Example (Swahili):

Alinyotoka kimya kimya bila kuonekana.

Example (English):

He slipped away quietly without being noticed.

Nyowe

/ɲoˈwe/

English: (noun) A type of grasshopper

Example (Swahili):

Nyowe waliruka ruka kwenye nyasi.

Example (English):

Grasshoppers were jumping among the grass.

Nyoya

/ɲoˈja/

English: (verb) To suck milk; to breastfeed; to depend on others

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto ananyoya maziwa ya mama yake.

Example (English):

The baby is suckling its mother's milk.

Nyoyesha

/ɲoˈjeʃa/

English: (verb) To breastfeed; to let a young one suckle

Example (Swahili):

Mbuzi alimnyoyesha mwanawe.

Example (English):

The goat nursed its kid.

Nyoyo¹

/ɲoˈjo/

English: (noun) Nipple or teat of the breast or bottle

Example (Swahili):

Mtoto alishika nyoyo ya chupa.

Example (English):

The baby held the bottle's teat.

Nyoyoa²

/ɲoˈjoa/

English: (verb) To insult or abuse verbally

Example (Swahili):

Usimnyoyoe mtu hadharani.

Example (English):

Don't insult someone in public.

Nyoyoka

/ɲoˈjoka/

English: (verb) To lose hair; to become bald

Example (Swahili):

Baada ya ugonjwa, alinyoyoka nywele nyingi.

Example (English):

After the illness, he lost much of his hair.

Nyoyora

/ɲoˈjora/

English: (verb) To take a small piece; to pilfer

Example (Swahili):

Alinyoyora kipande cha mkate bila ruhusa.

Example (English):

He took a small piece of bread without permission.

Nyoyota¹

/ɲoˈjota/

English: (verb) To drizzle; to rain lightly

Example (Swahili):

Ilinyoyota asubuhi kabla ya jua kuchomoza.

Example (English):

It drizzled in the morning before sunrise.

Nyoyota²

/ɲoˈjota/

English: (noun) A drop of drizzle or fine rain

Example (Swahili):

Nyoyota zilinyesha kwa upole.

Example (English):

Raindrops fell gently.

Nyua¹

/ɲuˈa/

English: (noun) Back part of the head or neck

Example (Swahili):

Aligongwa nyuma ya nyua.

Example (English):

He was hit at the back of the head.

Nyua²

/ɲuˈa/

English: (noun) Past time; something behind or old-fashioned

Example (Swahili):

Hayo ni mambo ya nyua.

Example (English):

Those are things of the past.

Nyuka

/ɲuˈka/

English: (verb) To hit hard; to defeat

Example (Swahili):

Alinyuka adui kwa ngumi moja.

Example (English):

He struck his enemy with one punch.

Nyuki

/ɲuˈki/

English: (noun) Bee; an insect that makes honey

Example (Swahili):

Nyuki hutengeneza asali.

Example (English):

Bees produce honey.

Nyukibabi

/ɲukiˈbabi/

English: (noun) A type of bee or wasp

Example (Swahili):

Nyukibabi hulinda mzinga wake kwa hasira.

Example (English):

This bee guards its hive fiercely.

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