manua

Murui Huitoto

manua
Root	Classifier
manua-	—

Etymology

From mano- (“to heal”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmanuwa]
• Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧a

Noun

manua (uncountable)

1. the act of healing

Declension

Declension of manua

	singular	plural
Absolutive	manua	—
Nominative	manuadɨ	—
Accusative	manuana	—
Dative/Locative	manuamo	—
Ablative	manuamona	—
Instrumental	manuado	—
Causal	manuari	—
Privative	manuanino	—

References

• Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎^[1], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 135

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology

From English man-o'-war.

Noun

manua

1. warship

References

• Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English man-o'-war.

Noun

manua

1. warship