omwana
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kabwa ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.
=== Noun ===
omwana class 1 (plural abhaana)
child
=== 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)
baby
child
nibling (nephew or niece)
young animal
==== 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)
child, son or daughter
=== 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)
child
baby
==== 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