omwana
Kabwa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Noun
omwana class 1 (plural abhaana)
References
- Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis; Walker, John B. (2016), "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."[1], SIL International
Luganda
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Noun
omwana (class I, plural abaana, base state mwana, plural base state baana)
- child (human or animal)
References
- J. D., Chesswas (1967), The Essentials of Luganda, 4th edition, Nairobi: Oxford University Press, page 15
- Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233
- Murphy, John D. (1972), Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 398
Nyankole
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /omwâːna/
Noun
omwana class 1 (plural abaana class 2, augmentless mwana, plural augmentless baana)
Derived terms
- ekyana (“badly-behaved child”)
- akaana (“small child; young animal”)
- obwana (“childhood”)
- orwana (“badly-behaved child”)
- eryana (“childishness (of adults)”)
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2004), A Runyankore Vocabulary[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 202
- Taylor, Charles V. (1998), A simplified Runyankore-Rukiga-English and English-Runyankore-Rukiga dictionary[3], Kampala: Fountain Publishers, →ISBN, page 181
Nyole (Uganda)
Etymology
- Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Noun
omwana class 1 (plural abaana)
References
- Diprose, Martin; Musimami, Sylvester N. M. (2012), Lunyole–English Dictionary[4], SIL International
Tooro
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /omwáːna/
Noun
omwana class 1 (plural abaana class 2, augmentless mwana, plural augmentless baana)
Derived terms
- ekyana (“child of a plant/animal”)
- akaana (“small child”)
- eryana (“childish insolence”)
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[5], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 172
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary][6], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 267