mwana

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Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Pronunciation

Noun

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  1. child

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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]

  1. child

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(Nouns)

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ mwana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 10. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  4. 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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  1. child

Maore Comorian

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwana class 1 (plural wana class 2)

  1. child

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwana class 1 (plural wana)

  1. child

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwana (m-wa class, plural wana)

  1. child (a son or daughter)
  2. In compounds, someone who does or has a relation to something.

See also

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Tumbuka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwana class 1 (plural ŵana class 2)

  1. child