Translingual
[edit]Symbol
[edit]nja
See also
[edit]Aromanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin mea. Compare Romanian mea.
Pronoun
[edit]nja f (masculine njeu, feminine plural njali or njale, masculine plural njei)
- my; first-person masculine singular possessive pronoun
Usage notes
[edit]Always preceded by 'a'- "a nja".
Related terms
[edit]Bandi
[edit]Noun
[edit]njà
References
[edit]- V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009)
Loko
[edit]Noun
[edit]njǎ
References
[edit]- V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009)
Mende (Sierra Leone)
[edit]Noun
[edit]njǎ
References
[edit]- V Vydrin, On the Problem of the Proto-Mande Homeland (JOLR, 2009)
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Blend of nej (“no”), and ja (“yes”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk nja and German jein.
Pronunciation
[edit]Interjection
[edit]nja
- Used to give a hesitant or uncertain answer or (dis)agreement; neither yes nor no; both yes and no; "well …", leaning slightly towards the negative.
- –Är du helt säker?
–Nja... Inte helt. Men vi försöker i alla fall.- –Are you completely sure?
–Well... not entirely. But we'll try anyhow.
- –Are you completely sure?
Related terms
[edit]Anagrams
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