mwana

See also: mwána and mwǎna

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmʷa.ná/

Noun

mwaná class 1 (plural aná class 2)

child

Derived terms

kamwana

Related terms

ubwana

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Pronunciation

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]

Noun

mwana class 1 (plural ciana)^[3]

child

Antonyms

mũciari,^[4] mũthuuri^[4]

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

Related terms

(Nouns)

kaana class 12

References

^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
^ Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN
^ “mwana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 10. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Mugu, Muturi Anthony (2014). Antonymy in Gĩkũyũ: a cognitive semantics approach, pp. 28, 48.

Lingala

Noun

mwana class 1 (plural bana class 2)

Alternative form of mwǎna

Luba-Kasai

Noun

mwana

child

Maore Comorian

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwana class 1 (plural wana class 2)

baby
child

References

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

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwana class 1 (plural wana)

child

Ngoni

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwana (plural wana)

child

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwaná class 1 (plural vaná class 2)

child

Derived terms

chana

Related terms

-ana

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

mwana (m-wa class, plural wana)

child (a son or daughter)
In compounds, someone who does or has a relation to something.

Derived terms

Tumbuka

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

Noun

mwana class 1 (plural ŵana class 2)

child

[yy1981-1] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

[2] Clements, George N. (1984). "Principles of tone assignment in Kikuyu." In Clements, G.N. and J.A. Goldsmith (eds.) Autosegmental studies in Bantu tone, pp. 281–339. Dordrecht: Mouton de Gruyter; Foris Publications. →ISBN

[3] “mwana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 10. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[mam2014-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Mugu, Muturi Anthony (2014). Antonymy in Gĩkũyũ: a cognitive semantics approach, pp. 28, 48.

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