"kʊ̀mànya" meaning in Proto-Bantu

See kʊ̀mànya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: From *kʊ̀- (“Class 15 noun prefix (infinitive prefix)”) + *-mànya (“to know”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|bnt-pro|*kʊ̀-|*-mànya|t1=Class 15 noun prefix (infinitive prefix)|t2=to know}} *kʊ̀- (“Class 15 noun prefix (infinitive prefix)”) + *-mànya (“to know”) Head templates: {{head|bnt-pro|infinitive}} *kʊ̀mànya
  1. infinitive of *-mànya (“to know”) Tags: form-of, infinitive, reconstruction Form of: *-mànya (extra: to know)
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              "lang_code": "unknown"
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          ],
          "lang": "Northeast Coast Bantu",
          "lang_code": "unknown"
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              "lang_code": "unknown"
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      "name": "prefix"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From *kʊ̀- (“Class 15 noun prefix (infinitive prefix)”) + *-mànya (“to know”).",
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      "args": {
        "1": "bnt-pro",
        "2": "infinitive"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Bantu",
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  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/kʊ̀mànya",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Bantu links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "extra": "to know",
          "word": "*-mànya"
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      ],
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        "2": "infinitive"
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "Proto-Bantu non-lemma forms",
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      ],
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          "extra": "to know",
          "word": "*-mànya"
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