# nika
## Balinese
### Romanization

nika
* Romanization of ᬦᬶᬓ

## Chinook Jargon
### Alternative forms

* naika

### Pronoun

nika
* I
* my

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian nicchia derived from nicchio (“shell”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈnɪka]
* Rhymes: -ɪka
* Hyphenation: ni‧ka

### Noun

nika f
* (architecture) niche
    Synonym: výklenek
* (ecology) niche
* (business) niche

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “nika”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

### Further reading

* “nika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “nika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

### Anagrams

* inka
* Inka
* kina

## Garo
### Verb

nika
* Alternative form of nia

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

From English nigger.

### Noun

nika
* (offensive, ethnic slur, vulgar) nigger

### See also

* Nekelo

### References

* Wehewehe Dictionary

## Northern Kurdish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɪˈkɑː/

### Adverb

nika (Arabic spelling نکا)
* Alternative form of niha (“now”)

### References

* Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “nika”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 75

## Northern Ndebele
### Verb

-níka
* to give

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Ojibwe
### Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *nexka. Cognate with Atikamekw niska, Plains Cree ᓂᐢᑲ, Southern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Northern East Cree ᓂᔅᒃ (nisk), Cheyenne héna'e, Montagnais nishk.

### Noun

nika anim (plural nikag, diminutive nikens, stem nik-)
* goose, Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
    Mii zhigwa bimiinowaad igi nikag.The geese are migrating now.

#### Derived terms

* nika-giizis (“March”)

#### See also

* noojinikawe (“hunt geese”)

#### Further reading

* Canada goose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References

* Nora Livesay and John D. Nichols, editors (2012-2021), “nika”, in Ojibwe People's Dictionary‎, University of Minnesota

## Swazi
### Verb

-níka
* to give

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Xhosa
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-níka
* (transitive) to give

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Verb

-níka
* (transitive) to give
* (transitive) to hand, to hand over
* (transitive) to offer
* (transitive) to grant

#### Inflection

Tone H :
| Infinitive | ukunika |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukunika | ukunganiki |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | nika | -nike |
| Plural | nikani | -nikeni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyanika, nginika | enginikayo, enginika | nginika | anginiki | enginganiki | nginganiki |
| 2nd singular | uyanika, unika | onikayo, onika | unika | awuniki | onganiki | unganiki |
| 1st plural | siyanika, sinika | esinikayo, esinika | sinika | asiniki | esinganiki | singaniki |
| 2nd plural | niyanika, ninika | eninikayo, eninika | ninika | aniniki | eninganiki | ninganiki |
| Class 1 | uyanika, unika | onikayo, onika | enika | akaniki | onganiki | enganiki |
| Class 2 | bayanika, banika | abanikayo, abanika | benika | abaniki | abanganiki | benganiki |
| Class 3 | uyanika, unika | onikayo, onika | unika | awuniki | onganiki | unganiki |
| Class 4 | iyanika, inika | enikayo, enika | inika | ayiniki | enganiki | inganiki |
| Class 5 | liyanika, linika | elinikayo, elinika | linika | aliniki | elinganiki | linganiki |
| Class 6 | ayanika, anika | anikayo, anika | enika | awaniki | anganiki | enganiki |
| Class 7 | siyanika, sinika | esinikayo, esinika | sinika | asiniki | esinganiki | singaniki |
| Class 8 | ziyanika, zinika | ezinikayo, ezinika | zinika | aziniki | ezinganiki | zinganiki |
| Class 9 | iyanika, inika | enikayo, enika | inika | ayiniki | enganiki | inganiki |
| Class 10 | ziyanika, zinika | ezinikayo, ezinika | zinika | aziniki | ezinganiki | zinganiki |
| Class 11 | luyanika, lunika | olunikayo, olunika | lunika | aluniki | olunganiki | lunganiki |
| Class 14 | buyanika, bunika | obunikayo, obunika | bunika | abuniki | obunganiki | bunganiki |
| Class 15 | kuyanika, kunika | okunikayo, okunika | kunika | akuniki | okunganiki | kunganiki |
| Class 17 | kuyanika, kunika | okunikayo, okunika | kunika | akuniki | okunganiki | kunganiki |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | nginikile, nginikē | enginikile, enginikē | nginikile, nginikē | anginikanga | enginganikanga | nginganikanga |
| 2nd singular | unikile, unikē | onikile, onikē | unikile, unikē | awunikanga | onganikanga | unganikanga |
| 1st plural | sinikile, sinikē | esinikile, esinikē | sinikile, sinikē | asinikanga | esinganikanga | singanikanga |
| 2nd plural | ninikile, ninikē | eninikile, eninikē | ninikile, ninikē | aninikanga | eninganikanga | ninganikanga |
| Class 1 | unikile, unikē | onikile, onikē | enikile, enikē | akanikanga | onganikanga | enganikanga |
| Class 2 | banikile, banikē | abanikile, abanikē | benikile, benikē | abanikanga | abanganikanga | benganikanga |
| Class 3 | unikile, unikē | onikile, onikē | unikile, unikē | awunikanga | onganikanga | unganikanga |
| Class 4 | inikile, inikē | enikile, enikē | inikile, inikē | ayinikanga | enganikanga | inganikanga |
| Class 5 | linikile, linikē | elinikile, elinikē | linikile, linikē | alinikanga | elinganikanga | linganikanga |
| Class 6 | anikile, anikē | anikile, anikē | enikile, enikē | awanikanga | anganikanga | enganikanga |
| Class 7 | sinikile, sinikē | esinikile, esinikē | sinikile, sinikē | asinikanga | esinganikanga | singanikanga |
| Class 8 | zinikile, zinikē | ezinikile, ezinikē | zinikile, zinikē | azinikanga | ezinganikanga | zinganikanga |
| Class 9 | inikile, inikē | enikile, enikē | inikile, inikē | ayinikanga | enganikanga | inganikanga |
| Class 10 | zinikile, zinikē | ezinikile, ezinikē | zinikile, zinikē | azinikanga | ezinganikanga | zinganikanga |
| Class 11 | lunikile, lunikē | olunikile, olunikē | lunikile, lunikē | alunikanga | olunganikanga | lunganikanga |
| Class 14 | bunikile, bunikē | obunikile, obunikē | bunikile, bunikē | abunikanga | obunganikanga | bunganikanga |
| Class 15 | kunikile, kunikē | okunikile, okunikē | kunikile, kunikē | akunikanga | okunganikanga | kunganikanga |
| Class 17 | kunikile, kunikē | okunikile, okunikē | kunikile, kunikē | akunikanga | okunganikanga | kunganikanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngānika | engānika | ngānika | anginikanga | enginganikanga | nginganikanga |
| 2nd singular | wānika | owānika | wānika | awunikanga | onganikanga | unganikanga |
| 1st plural | sānika | esānika | sānika | asinikanga | esinganikanga | singanikanga |
| 2nd plural | nānika | enānika | nānika | aninikanga | eninganikanga | ninganikanga |
| Class 1 | wānika | owānika | ānika | akanikanga | onganikanga | enganikanga |
| Class 2 | bānika | abānika | bānika | abanikanga | abanganikanga | benganikanga |
| Class 3 | wānika | owānika | wānika | awunikanga | onganikanga | unganikanga |
| Class 4 | yānika | eyānika | yānika | ayinikanga | enganikanga | inganikanga |
| Class 5 | lānika | elānika | lānika | alinikanga | elinganikanga | linganikanga |
| Class 6 | ānika | ānika | ānika | awanikanga | anganikanga | enganikanga |
| Class 7 | sānika | esānika | sānika | asinikanga | esinganikanga | singanikanga |
| Class 8 | zānika | ezānika | zānika | azinikanga | ezinganikanga | zinganikanga |
| Class 9 | yānika | eyānika | yānika | ayinikanga | enganikanga | inganikanga |
| Class 10 | zānika | ezānika | zānika | azinikanga | ezinganikanga | zinganikanga |
| Class 11 | lwānika | olwānika | lwānika | alunikanga | olunganikanga | lunganikanga |
| Class 14 | bānika | obānika | bānika | abunikanga | obunganikanga | bunganikanga |
| Class 15 | kwānika | okwānika | kwānika | akunikanga | okunganikanga | kunganikanga |
| Class 17 | kwānika | okwānika | kwānika | akunikanga | okunganikanga | kunganikanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | nginganika | — | nginganika | ngingenike | — | ngingenike |
| 2nd singular | unganika | — | unganika | ungenike | — | ungenike |
| 1st plural | singanika | — | singanika | singenike | — | singenike |
| 2nd plural | ninganika | — | ninganika | ningenike | — | ningenike |
| Class 1 | anganika | — | enganika | angenike | — | engenike |
| Class 2 | banganika | — | benganika | bangenike | — | bengenike |
| Class 3 | unganika | — | unganika | ungenike | — | ungenike |
| Class 4 | inganika | — | inganika | ingenike | — | ingenike |
| Class 5 | linganika | — | linganika | lingenike | — | lingenike |
| Class 6 | anganika | — | enganika | angenike | — | engenike |
| Class 7 | singanika | — | singanika | singenike | — | singenike |
| Class 8 | zinganika | — | zinganika | zingenike | — | zingenike |
| Class 9 | inganika | — | inganika | ingenike | — | ingenike |
| Class 10 | zinganika | — | zinganika | zingenike | — | zingenike |
| Class 11 | lunganika | — | lunganika | lungenike | — | lungenike |
| Class 14 | bunganika | — | bunganika | bungenike | — | bungenike |
| Class 15 | kunganika | — | kunganika | kungenike | — | kungenike |
| Class 17 | kunganika | — | kunganika | kungenike | — | kungenike |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizonika | engizonika | ngizonika | angizunika | engingezunika | ngingezunika |
| 2nd singular | uzonika | ozonika | uzonika | awuzunika | ongezunika | ungezunika |
| 1st plural | sizonika | esizonika | sizonika | asizunika | esingezunika | singezunika |
| 2nd plural | nizonika | enizonika | nizonika | anizunika | eningezunika | ningezunika |
| Class 1 | uzonika | ozonika | ezonika | akazunika | ongezunika | engezunika |
| Class 2 | bazonika | abazonika | bezonika | abazunika | abangezunika | bengezunika |
| Class 3 | uzonika | ozonika | uzonika | awuzunika | ongezunika | ungezunika |
| Class 4 | izonika | ezonika | izonika | ayizunika | engezunika | ingezunika |
| Class 5 | lizonika | elizonika | lizonika | alizunika | elingezunika | lingezunika |
| Class 6 | azonika | azonika | ezonika | awazunika | angezunika | engezunika |
| Class 7 | sizonika | esizonika | sizonika | asizunika | esingezunika | singezunika |
| Class 8 | zizonika | ezizonika | zizonika | azizunika | ezingezunika | zingezunika |
| Class 9 | izonika | ezonika | izonika | ayizunika | engezunika | ingezunika |
| Class 10 | zizonika | ezizonika | zizonika | azizunika | ezingezunika | zingezunika |
| Class 11 | luzonika | oluzonika | luzonika | aluzunika | olungezunika | lungezunika |
| Class 14 | buzonika | obuzonika | buzonika | abuzunika | obungezunika | bungezunika |
| Class 15 | kuzonika | okuzonika | kuzonika | akuzunika | okungezunika | kungezunika |
| Class 17 | kuzonika | okuzonika | kuzonika | akuzunika | okungezunika | kungezunika |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyonika | engiyonika | ngiyonika | angiyunika | engingeyunika | ngingeyunika |
| 2nd singular | uyonika | oyonika | uyonika | awuyunika | ongeyunika | ungeyunika |
| 1st plural | siyonika | esiyonika | siyonika | asiyunika | esingeyunika | singeyunika |
| 2nd plural | niyonika | eniyonika | niyonika | aniyunika | eningeyunika | ningeyunika |
| Class 1 | uyonika | oyonika | eyonika | akayunika | ongeyunika | engeyunika |
| Class 2 | bayonika | abayonika | beyonika | abayunika | abangeyunika | bengeyunika |
| Class 3 | uyonika | oyonika | uyonika | awuyunika | ongeyunika | ungeyunika |
| Class 4 | iyonika | eyonika | iyonika | ayiyunika | engeyunika | ingeyunika |
| Class 5 | liyonika | eliyonika | liyonika | aliyunika | elingeyunika | lingeyunika |
| Class 6 | ayonika | ayonika | eyonika | awayunika | angeyunika | engeyunika |
| Class 7 | siyonika | esiyonika | siyonika | asiyunika | esingeyunika | singeyunika |
| Class 8 | ziyonika | eziyonika | ziyonika | aziyunika | ezingeyunika | zingeyunika |
| Class 9 | iyonika | eyonika | iyonika | ayiyunika | engeyunika | ingeyunika |
| Class 10 | ziyonika | eziyonika | ziyonika | aziyunika | ezingeyunika | zingeyunika |
| Class 11 | luyonika | oluyonika | luyonika | aluyunika | olungeyunika | lungeyunika |
| Class 14 | buyonika | obuyonika | buyonika | abuyunika | obungeyunika | bungeyunika |
| Class 15 | kuyonika | okuyonika | kuyonika | akuyunika | okungeyunika | kungeyunika |
| Class 17 | kuyonika | okuyonika | kuyonika | akuyunika | okungeyunika | kungeyunika |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nginike | nginganiki |
| 2nd singular | unike | unganiki |
| 1st plural | sinike | singaniki |
| 2nd plural | ninike | ninganiki |
| Class 1 | anike | anganiki |
| Class 2 | banike | banganiki |
| Class 3 | unike | unganiki |
| Class 4 | inike | inganiki |
| Class 5 | linike | linganiki |
| Class 6 | anike | anganiki |
| Class 7 | sinike | singaniki |
| Class 8 | zinike | zinganiki |
| Class 9 | inike | inganiki |
| Class 10 | zinike | zinganiki |
| Class 11 | lunike | lunganiki |
| Class 14 | bunike | bunganiki |
| Class 15 | kunike | kunganiki |
| Class 17 | kunike | kunganiki |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | nganika | nganganika, anganika, anganganika |
| 2nd singular | wanika | wanganika, awanika, awanganika |
| 1st plural | sanika | sanganika, asanika, asanganika |
| 2nd plural | nanika | nanganika, ananika, ananganika |
| Class 1 | wanika | wanganika, akanika, akanganika |
| Class 2 | banika | banganika, abanika, abanganika |
| Class 3 | wanika | wanganika, awanika, awanganika |
| Class 4 | yanika | yanganika, ayanika, ayanganika |
| Class 5 | lanika | langanika, alanika, alanganika |
| Class 6 | anika | anganika, awanika, awanganika |
| Class 7 | sanika | sanganika, asanika, asanganika |
| Class 8 | zanika | zanganika, azanika, azanganika |
| Class 9 | yanika | yanganika, ayanika, ayanganika |
| Class 10 | zanika | zanganika, azanika, azanganika |
| Class 11 | lwanika | lwanganika, alwanika, alwanganika |
| Class 14 | banika | banganika, abanika, abanganika |
| Class 15 | kwanika | kwanganika, akwanika, akwanganika |
| Class 17 | kwanika | kwanganika, akwanika, akwanganika |

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “nika”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “nika (3.9, ukunika, 2.4.3.9)”