nyasa

Yao

Etymology

Potentially a variant of *njànjá.

Noun

nyasa class 9 (plural nyasa)

  1. lake
  2. 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