amaizi
Gwere
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ámai̯zí/
Noun
amaizi
References
- Lugwere Dictionary, Webonary, SIL International
- Kagaya, Ryohei (2006) A Gwere Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 100
Haya
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
amáizi class 6
References
- Ernest Rugwa Byarushengo, "Word List" in Haya Grammatical Structure (ed. Byarushengo, Duranti, & Hyman; 1977)
Nyankole
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Pronunciation
Noun
amaizi class 6 (plural only, augmentless maizi)
References
- Henry Francis Morris, Brian Edmond Renshaw Kirwan, A Runyankore Grammar, volume 1 (1972)
- Kaji, Shigeki (2004) A Runyankore Vocabulary[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages xxix–xxx, 158
Nyoro
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
amaizi class 6 (plural only, augmentless maizi)
References
- Henry Edward Maddow, An elementary Lunyoro grammar (1902), page 156
- John Beattie, The Nyoro state (1971), page 43