kaana

== Antigua and Barbuda Creole English == === Noun === kaana (plural kaana dem, quantified kaana) corner == Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records kana (pl. twana) as an equivalent of English child in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kana (pl. twana) and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba gana (pl. twana) as its equivalents. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaànáꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on. === Noun === kaana class 12 (plural twana) baby, boy ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) kaana karere nĩ ũcũwe gatingĩrũngĩka ==== Related terms ==== (Nouns) mwana class 1 ==== See also ==== kahĩĩ, gakenge === References === “kaana” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. == Northern Ohlone == === Alternative forms === kāna (Harrington's orthography) === Etymology === Compare Southern Ohlone kaan (“I”). === Pronoun === kaana (objective kiš, possessive ek-, enclitic subject -ek) I (first-person, singular, subject pronoun) ==== See also ==== === References === María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington (1930s), Chochenyo Field Notes (Survey of California and Other Indian Languages)‎[1], Unpublished