mwana

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʷa.ná/

mwaná class 1 (plural aná class 2)

1. child

• kamwana

• 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

mwana class 1 (plural bana class 2)

1. Alternative form of mwǎna

mwana

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.

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana class 1 (plural wana)

1. child

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwana (plural wana)

1. child

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

mwaná class 1 (plural vaná class 2)

1. child

• chana

• -ana

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.

• Audio (Kenya)

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mwana (m-wa class, plural wana)

1. child (a son or daughter)
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