Yao
Etymology
Potentially a variant of *njànjá.
Noun
nyasa class 9 (plural nyasa)
- lake
- a large river
Derived terms
- Nyasa jampango (“the Belt River”)
References
- Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
- Alexander Hetherwick, A Handbook of the Yao Language, 1902