mawu

See also: Mawu

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjʊ́ì (“words”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.(w)ú/

Noun

mawú class 6

1. word(s)

Derived terms

• -ba mawu
• mawu a Mulungu

Malawi Lomwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *màjʊ́ì (“words”).

Noun

mawu class 6

1. word

References

• The Bible Society of Malawi, Mawu a Mulluku, 2019 - Yohane 1

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.wu/

Verb

mawu

1. (transitive) alternative form of mau (“to want”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mawu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tomawu	fomawu	mimawu
2nd person		nomawu	nimawu
3rd person	masculine	omawu	imawu yomawu (archaic)
	feminine	momawu
	neuter	imawu

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh