mbwa

See also: MBWA and mbwá

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.

Noun

mbwa

1. dog

Bura

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m̥͡bʷâ]

Noun

mbwâ

1. hut, room

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Chichewa

Etymology

Borrowed from Yao (Africa) mbwa (“dog”), from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à (“dog”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbʷa/

Noun

mbwa class 9 (plural mbwa class 10)

1. dog

   Synonym: galu

Derived terms

• chimbwala (“type of little dog”).

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford University Press, page 303

Kongo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à (“dog”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- (“dog”).

Noun

mbwa class 9 (plural zimbwa)

1. dog

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi mbwa.

Noun

mbwa

1. dog

Mongo

Noun

mbwa

1. dog

Shona

Noun

mbwá class 9 (plural mbwá class 10)

1. Karanga form of imbwa

Sudest

Noun

mbwa

1. water

References

• Michael Anderson (1990), Sudest-English dictionary‎^[2], archived from the original on 13 August 2024

Swahili

mbwa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à (“dog”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

mbwa class I/IX (plural mbwa class II/X)

1. dog

Descendants

• → Malagasy: amboa

See also

• canids: mbwa na jamaa: mbwa · mbwa mwitu · mbweha~bweha ^[edit]

• (Chinese zodiac signs) alama za unajimu wa Kichina; panya (“rat”), ng'ombe (“ox”), chui milia (“tiger”) or babara, sungura (“rabbit”), dragoni (“dragon”), nyoka (“snake”), farasi (“horse”), mbuzi (“goat”), kima (“monkey”), jogoo (“rooster”) or jimbi, mbwa (“dog”), nguruwe (“pig”) ^{(Category: sw:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit]}

Teke-Tyee

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à (“dog”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- (“dog”).

Noun

mbwa (plural bambwa)

1. dog

Yao (Africa)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à (“dog”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- (“dog”).

Noun

mbwa class 9 (plural mbwa)

1. dog

Descendants

• → Chichewa: mbwa

References

• Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
• Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua‎^[3], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 141
• Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1889), Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language‎^[4], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 192
• Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎^[5], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 176

Zigula

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à (“dog”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- (“dog”).

Noun

mbwa

1. dog

Derived terms

• mbwa mbago (“wild dog, bush dog, wolf”)

References

• Chizigula of Somalia Dictionary‎^[6], SIL International, 2020