ng'wa

Yao

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-ŋʊ́a.

Verb

-ng'wa (infinitive kung'wa, perfect -ng'wele)

  1. to drink

Derived terms

  • -ng'wecesya (“to cause to drink”).

References

  • Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua‎[1], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 157
  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1889), Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language‎[2], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 217
  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎[3], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 260
  • Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎[4], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 179
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