ziva

See also: zívá, živa, and Živa

Shona

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jíjɪba (“to know”).

Verb

-zívá (infinitive kuzívá)

1. to know
2. to be acquainted with

Derived terms

• -zivira (“to be accustomed to”)

References

• M. Hannan, S.J. (1984), Standard Shona Dictionary: Revised Edition with Addendum‎^[1], Harare College Press, pages 750, 841

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *pica with metathesis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pija, from Proto-Austronesian *pijax.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ziβa/

Pronoun

ziva

1. how many
2. how much

Further reading

• Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)