mwana
Chichewa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Pronunciation
Noun
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Derived terms
Related terms
Kikuyu
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on. Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1] Clements (1984) classifies this term into “HL class” corresponding to Armstrong's mbori class and Benson's disyllabic 3, together with mũgeka, mũrata, and Kamau.[2]
Noun
mwana class 1 (plural ciana)[3]
Antonyms
Derived terms
(Proverbs)
- gũtirĩ mwana ũngĩtema agĩtemera ithe
- mũka mũcangacangi ndagaga mwana
- mũka ũrĩ mwana ndoraga
- mwana mũkũrũ na ithe nĩ hamwe
- mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ
- mwana ndaheanagwo
- mwana ndahũragwo ithe arĩ ho
- mwana ndetagia ithe nyama
- mwana wa rwendo arĩaga nyina na ithe
- ngoi ndĩtumagwo mwana atarĩ mũciare
Related terms
(Nouns)
- kaana class 12
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN
- ^ “mwana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 10. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mugu, Muturi Anthony (2014). Antonymy in Gĩkũyũ: a cognitive semantics approach, pp. 28, 48.
Lingala
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Noun
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Maore Comorian
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Noun
mwana class 1 (plural wana class 2)
Mwani
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Noun
mwana class 1 (plural wana)
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Noun
mwana (m-wa class, plural wana)
- child (a son or daughter)
- In compounds, someone who does or has a relation to something.
See also
Derived terms
- mwanaanga
- mwanadamu
- mwanafunzi
- mwanagenzi
- mwanajeshi
- mwanamke
- mwanamume
- mwananchi
- mwanariadha
- mwanasiasa
- mwanajumuia
Tumbuka
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Noun
mwana class 1 (plural ŵana class 2)
Categories:
- Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation
- ny:People
- Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation
- Kikuyu lemmas
- Kikuyu nouns
- Kikuyu class 1 nouns
- ki:Family
- Lingala terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Lingala terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Maore Comorian terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Maore Comorian terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Maore Comorian lemmas
- Maore Comorian nouns
- Maore Comorian class 1 nouns
- Mwani terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Mwani terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Mwani lemmas
- Mwani nouns
- Mwani class 1 nouns
- Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Swahili lemmas
- Swahili nouns
- Swahili m-wa class nouns
- Tumbuka terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Tumbuka lemmas
- Tumbuka nouns
- Tumbuka class 1 nouns