mwaka
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Kikuyu[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.
Pronunciation[edit]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1]
Noun[edit]
mwaka 3 (plural mĩaka)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
- “mwaka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Mwani[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.
Noun[edit]
mwaka 3 (plural myaka)
Shona[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.
Noun[edit]
mwaká 3 (plural mwaká 4)
Swahili[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà. Cognate to Luganda omwaka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun[edit]
mwaka (m-mi class, plural miaka)
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
- Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Kikuyu lemmas
- Kikuyu nouns
- Kikuyu class 3 nouns
- ki:Time
- Mwani terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Mwani terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Mwani lemmas
- Mwani nouns
- Mwani class 3 nouns
- wmw:Time
- Shona terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Shona terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Shona lemmas
- Shona nouns
- Shona class 3 nouns
- Manyika Shona
- Zezuru Shona
- sn:Time
- Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swahili terms with audio links
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili m-mi class nouns
- sw:Time