nayi

See also: nayî

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Numeral

nayi

1. four

Fula

Alternative forms

• nayo (used with "o" class nouns, notably of people)

Numeral

nayi

1. four

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Noun

nayi

1. plural of nagge

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Luba-Kasai

Numeral

nayi

1. four

Tumbuka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nàì.

Numeral

nayi

1. four

Wanyi

Determiner

nayi

1. this

References

• Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)