mwana

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʷa.ná/

mwaná class 1 (plural aná class 2)

1. child

• ubwana

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

• IPA^(key): /mòànáꜜ/

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]

mwana class 1 (plural ciana)^[3]

1. child

• mũciari,^[4] mũthuuri^[4]

(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

(Nouns)

• kaana class 12

• mwarĩ, karĩgũ, kĩrĩgũ; mũrũ, mũriũ, kahĩĩ, kĩhĩĩ

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural wana)

1. child

mwana class 1 (plural bana class 2)

1. alternative form of mwǎna

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1

1. child

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural wana class 2)

1. baby
2. child

• “mwana” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural bhana)

1. child

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural wana)

1. child

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural bhana)

1. child

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural yana)

1. child

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana (plural wana)

1. child

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural wana)

1. child

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural ana)

1. child

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwaná class 1 (plural vaná class 2)

1. child

• chana

• -ana

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

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mwana class I (plural wana class II)

1. child (a son or daughter)
   • 18th century, Abdallah bin Ali bin Nasir, Al-Inkishafi‎^[1], stanza 14:

     نِكَمَ كِسِمَ كِسِگُ وُمْبِّ ، كِنْيِ مْتَپَاءَ مَانَ وَغُمْبِ

     Ni-kama kisima kisicho ombe, chenye mta-paa mwana wa-ng'ombe,

     It is like a shallow well where charges a young bull;

2. In compounds, someone who does or has a relation to something.

• mtoto

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural ŵana class 2)

1. child

• kamwana

• mwanici