Nyota
[nɪˈoʊtə]Meaning
star in Swahili and Lingala
Background Story
Nyota is a given name meaning star in the African languages Swahili and Lingala. In the Shona language, a dialect spoken in Zimbabwe, the same word means thirst. The Chichewa word nyota, a class 9 noun, is inherited from Proto-Bantu *nyóòta.
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