omwana

Kabwa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

omwana (plural abhaana)

1. child

References

• Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis, Walker, John B. (2016) "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."‎^[1], SIL International

Luganda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

omwana (class I, plural abaana, base state mwana, plural base state baana)

1. child

References

• The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 15.

Nyankole

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omwâːna/

Noun

omwana class 1 (plural abaana class 2, augmentless mwana, plural augmentless baana)

1. baby
2. child
3. nibling (nephew or niece)
4. young animal

Derived terms

• ekyana (“badly-behaved child”)
• akaana (“small child; young animal”)
• obwana (“childhood”)
• orwana (“badly-behaved child”)
• eryana (“childishness (of adults)”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2004) A Runyankore Vocabulary‎^[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 202
• Taylor, Charles V. (1998) A simplified Runyankore-Rukiga-English and English-Runyankore-Rukiga dictionary‎^[3], Kampala: Fountain Publishers, →ISBN, page 181