# njala
## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From a Bantu language, likely either Tsonga nyala or Zulu inyala.

### Noun

njala (plural njalas)
* nyala

## Chichewa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njàdà.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈⁿd͡ʒa.ɽa/

### Noun

njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)
* hunger
* famine

## Mwani
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njàdà.

### Noun

njala
* hunger

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Tsonga nyala.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnjɑlɑ/, [ˈnjɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: nja‧la

### Noun

njala
* nyala, Tragelaphus angasii

#### Declension

Possessive forms of njala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
njalani
njalani
accusative
nom.
njalani
njalani
gen.
njalani
genitive
njalani
njalojeni njalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
njalaani
njalojani
inessive
njalassani
njaloissani
elative
njalastani
njaloistani
illative
njalaani
njaloihini
adessive
njalallani
njaloillani
ablative
njalaltani
njaloiltani
allative
njalalleni
njaloilleni
essive
njalanani
njaloinani
translative
njalakseni
njaloikseni
abessive
njalattani
njaloittani
instructive
comitative
—njaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
njalasi
njalasi
accusative
nom.
njalasi
njalasi
gen.
njalasi
genitive
njalasi
njalojesi njalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
njalaasi
njalojasi
inessive
njalassasi
njaloissasi
elative
njalastasi
njaloistasi
illative
njalaasi
njaloihisi
adessive
njalallasi
njaloillasi
ablative
njalaltasi
njaloiltasi
allative
njalallesi
njaloillesi
essive
njalanasi
njaloinasi
translative
njalaksesi
njaloiksesi
abessive
njalattasi
njaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—njaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
njalamme
njalamme
accusative
nom.
njalamme
njalamme
gen.
njalamme
genitive
njalamme
njalojemme njalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
njalaamme
njalojamme
inessive
njalassamme
njaloissamme
elative
njalastamme
njaloistamme
illative
njalaamme
njaloihimme
adessive
njalallamme
njaloillamme
ablative
njalaltamme
njaloiltamme
allative
njalallemme
njaloillemme
essive
njalanamme
njaloinamme
translative
njalaksemme
njaloiksemme
abessive
njalattamme
njaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—njaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
njalanne
njalanne
accusative
nom.
njalanne
njalanne
gen.
njalanne
genitive
njalanne
njalojenne njalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
njalaanne
njalojanne
inessive
njalassanne
njaloissanne
elative
njalastanne
njaloistanne
illative
njalaanne
njaloihinne
adessive
njalallanne
njaloillanne
ablative
njalaltanne
njaloiltanne
allative
njalallenne
njaloillenne
essive
njalananne
njaloinanne
translative
njalaksenne
njaloiksenne
abessive
njalattanne
njaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—njaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
njalansa
njalansa
accusative
nom.
njalansa
njalansa
gen.
njalansa
genitive
njalansa
njalojensa njalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
njalaansa
njalojaan njalojansa
inessive
njalassaan njalassansa
njaloissaan njaloissansa
elative
njalastaan njalastansa
njaloistaan njaloistansa
illative
njalaansa
njaloihinsa
adessive
njalallaan njalallansa
njaloillaan njaloillansa
ablative
njalaltaan njalaltansa
njaloiltaan njaloiltansa
allative
njalalleen njalallensa
njaloilleen njaloillensa
essive
njalanaan njalanansa
njaloinaan njaloinansa
translative
njalakseen njalaksensa
njaloikseen njaloiksensa
abessive
njalattaan njalattansa
njaloittaan njaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—njaloineen njaloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* vuorinjala

### Anagrams

* jalan, nalja

## Kambera
### Etymology

Cognate with Laboya jala.

### Verb

njala
* (intransitive) to be wrong

#### Derived terms

* panjala

### References

* Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

## Northern Sami
### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈɲala/

### Verb

njala
* inflection of njallat:
** present indicative connegative
** second-person singular imperative
** imperative connegative

## Tumbuka
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njàdà.

### Noun

njala class 9 (plural njala class 10)
* famine