enyanja

Malawi Lomwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njànjá.

Noun

enyanja class 9

  1. large body of water.
    1. lake
    2. sea

References

  • The Bible Society of Malawi, The Bible in Elhomwe, 2019

Nyoro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njànjá.

Noun

enyanja class 9 (plural enyanja class 10, augmentless nyanja, plural augmentless nyanja)

  1. big lake

References

  • Henry Edward Maddox (1902), An Elementary Lunyoro Grammar‎[1], William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles, page 140

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njànjá.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɲáːnd͡ʒa/

Noun

enyanja class 9 (plural enyanja class 10, augmentless nyanja, plural augmentless nyanja)

  1. large body of water
    1. lake
    2. sea

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 128
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