Nyota

Nyota is a given name. It means star in the African languages Swahili and Lingala. It may refer to: Nyota Inyoka (1896–1971), French-Indian dancer and choreographer Nyota Ndogo, Kenyan musician Nyota Mulcare, Montserratian politician Nyota Uhura, a fictional character in the original Star Trek series Nyota (bonobo), a male Bonobo born at the Language Research Center at Georgia State University and used for research Nyota also means thirst in the Shona language, a dialect spoken in Zimbabwe.