"mwana" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈmʷa.ná/ Forms: mwaná [canonical, class-1], aná [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{ny-noun|mwaná|1}} mwaná class 1 (plural aná class 2)
  1. child Categories (topical): People Derived forms: kamwana Related terms: ubwana
    Sense id: en-mwana-ny-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /mòànáꜜ/ Forms: ciana [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{ki-noun|1|ciana}} mwana class 1 (plural ciana)
  1. child Tags: class-1 Categories (topical): Family Derived forms: gũtirĩ mwana ũngĩtema agĩtemera ithe, mũka mũcangacangi ndagaga mwana, mũka ũrĩ mwana ndoraga, mwana mũkũrũ na ithe nĩ hamwe, mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ, mwana ndaheanagwo, mwana ndahũragwo ithe arĩ ho, mwana ndetagia ithe nyama, mwana wa rwendo arĩaga nyina na ithe, ngoi ndĩtumagwo mwana atarĩ mũciare Related terms: kaana [class-12], mwarĩ, karĩgũ, kĩrĩgũ, mũrũ, mũriũ, kahĩĩ, kĩhĩĩ
    Sense id: en-mwana-ki-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Lingala]

Forms: bana [class-2, plural]
Head templates: {{ln-noun|1|bana}} mwana class 1 (plural bana class 2)
  1. Alternative form of mwǎna Tags: alt-of, alternative, class-1 Alternative form of: mwǎna
    Sense id: en-mwana-ln-noun-DdA3obui Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Luba-Kasai]

Head templates: {{head|lua|noun}} mwana
  1. child
    Sense id: en-mwana-lua-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Luba-Kasai entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Maore Comorian]

Forms: wana [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|swb|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{swb-noun|1}} mwana class 1 (plural wana class 2)
  1. baby Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mwana-swb-noun-o8o47w6F Categories (other): Maore Comorian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maore Comorian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. child Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mwana-swb-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Maore Comorian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maore Comorian entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun [Mwani]

Forms: wana [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|wmw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{wmw-noun|1}} mwana class 1 (plural wana)
  1. child Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mwana-wmw-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Mwani entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Ngoni]

Forms: wana [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ngo|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{head|ngo|noun|plural|wana}} mwana (plural wana)
  1. child
    Sense id: en-mwana-ngo-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Ngoni entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Shona]

Forms: mwaná [canonical, class-1], vaná [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{sn-noun|mwaná|1}} mwaná class 1 (plural vaná class 2)
  1. child Categories (topical): People Derived forms: chana Related terms: -ana
    Sense id: en-mwana-sn-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mwana.flac [Kenya] Forms: wana [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mwana, {{sw-noun|wa}} mwana (m-wa class, plural wana)
  1. child (a son or daughter) Tags: class-1, class-2
    Sense id: en-mwana-sw-noun-x1WZQ0gU
  2. In compounds, someone who does or has a relation to something. Tags: class-1, class-2
    Sense id: en-mwana-sw-noun-edNUxMtT Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mtoto

Noun [Tumbuka]

Forms: ŵana [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|tum|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{tum-noun|1}} mwana class 1 (plural ŵana class 2)
  1. child Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mwana-tum-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "word": "mwana ndahũragwo ithe arĩ ho"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanahisa"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanahistoria"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanaisimu"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanajeshi"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanajumuia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanakemia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanakijiji"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanakondoo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanaleksikografia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanamaji"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanambuzi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanamfalme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanamgambo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanamitindo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanamke"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanamume"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanamuziki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanamziki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwananchi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanangu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanariadha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanasaikolojia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanasanaa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanasarufi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanasayansi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanasheria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanasiasa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanaspoti"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwanaume"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "wana",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sw",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "child"
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      ],
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        "class-1",
        "class-2"
      ]
    },
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        {
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Kenya"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
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}

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        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
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    }
  ],
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        "class-2",
        "plural"
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    {
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        {
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "child"
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        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    {
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
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      "form": "mwaná",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
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        "Chichewa nouns",
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        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ny:People"
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        [
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          "child"
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      ]
    }
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    {
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    {
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    },
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      "word": "mũka ũrĩ mwana ndoraga"
    },
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      "word": "mwana mũkũrũ na ithe nĩ hamwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ"
    },
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      "word": "mwana ndaheanagwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana ndahũragwo ithe arĩ ho"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana ndetagia ithe nyama"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana wa rwendo arĩaga nyina na ithe"
    },
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      "word": "ngoi ndĩtumagwo mwana atarĩ mũciare"
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "ciana",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "class-12"
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    {
      "word": "mwarĩ"
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    {
      "word": "karĩgũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩrĩgũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũrũ"
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    {
      "word": "mũriũ"
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    {
      "word": "kahĩĩ"
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    {
      "word": "kĩhĩĩ"
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        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Family"
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        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "child"
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      ],
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        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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        "plural"
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        "Lingala class 1 nouns",
        "Lingala entries with incorrect language header",
        "Lingala lemmas",
        "Lingala nouns"
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        "alternative",
        "class-1"
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}

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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun"
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      "expansion": "mwana",
      "name": "head"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Luba-Kasai entries with incorrect language header",
        "Luba-Kasai lemmas",
        "Luba-Kasai nouns"
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        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

{
  "categories": [
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    "Maore Comorian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maore Comorian lemmas",
    "Maore Comorian nouns",
    "Maore Comorian terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Maore Comorian terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swb",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "wana",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mwana class 1 (plural wana class 2)",
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    }
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        "baby"
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      "links": [
        [
          "baby",
          "baby"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wmw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
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    {
      "form": "wana",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1"
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      "expansion": "mwana class 1 (plural wana)",
      "name": "wmw-noun"
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "wmw",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Mwani class 1 nouns",
        "Mwani entries with incorrect language header",
        "Mwani lemmas",
        "Mwani nouns",
        "Mwani terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Mwani terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ngo",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
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    {
      "form": "wana",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "plural",
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ngoni entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ngoni lemmas",
        "Ngoni nouns",
        "Ngoni terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Ngoni terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "chana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
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    {
      "form": "mwaná",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "1"
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      "expansion": "mwaná class 1 (plural vaná class 2)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
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  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-ana"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Shona class 1 nouns",
        "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
        "Shona lemmas",
        "Shona nouns",
        "Shona terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Shona terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "sn:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

{
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    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili m-wa class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms with audio links"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mwanaakiolojia"
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    {
      "word": "mwanaanga"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "mwanachama"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanachuoni"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanadamu"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanadensi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanadiplomasia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanafalsafa"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanafizikia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanafunzi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanagenzi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanahabari"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanaharakati"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanahisa"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanahisabati"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanahistoria"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanaisimu"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanajeshi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanajumuia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanakemia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanakijiji"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanakondoo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanaleksikografia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanamaji"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanambuzi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanamfalme"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanamgambo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanamitindo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanamke"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanamume"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanamuziki"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanamziki"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwananchi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanangu"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanariadha"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanasaikolojia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanasanaa"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanasarufi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanasayansi"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanasheria"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanasiasa"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanaspoti"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwanaume"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
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    {
      "form": "wana",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": ""
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  "lang": "Swahili",
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    {
      "word": "mtoto"
    }
  ],
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        [
          "child",
          "child"
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      ],
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        "class-1",
        "class-2"
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    },
    {
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        "In compounds, someone who does or has a relation to something."
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        "class-1",
        "class-2"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mwana.flac",
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      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
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      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
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  ],
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}

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        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ŵana",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mwana class 1 (plural ŵana class 2)",
      "name": "tum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tumbuka class 1 nouns",
        "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tumbuka lemmas",
        "Tumbuka nouns",
        "Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Tumbuka terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

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