"Nyanya"

Translation:Tomato

June 2, 2017

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https://www.duolingo.com/profile/ElDoctr

Believe it or not, it's also a common term for grandmother!


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AGreatUserName

Yes, more frequently in Kenya


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/LeeGutman1

Is the plural form different?


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/AloeVery

No. It is the same in singular and plural.


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Dealanach

I wrote grandmother and it said wrong


https://www.duolingo.com/profile/Trouvere2

Does anyone know what the etymology of 'nyanya' is? The Somali 'yaanyo' is clearly a cognate, but other African languages seem to use a word closely resembling 'tomato', like 'tomati' or 'tumatir' and so on.

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