inyanja in Rwanda-Rundi

Forms: inyānja [canonical, class-9], inyānja [class-10, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njànjá. Cognate to Chichewa nyanja and Shona nyanza. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|rw|bnt-pro|*njànjá|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *njànjá, {{inh+|rw|bnt-pro|*njànjá}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njànjá, {{cog|ny|nyanja}} Chichewa nyanja, {{cog|sn|nyanza}} Shona nyanza Head templates: {{rw-noun|inyānja|9}} inyānja class 9 (plural inyānja class 10)

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}

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        "canonical",
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        "Rwanda-Rundi nouns",
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        "Rwanda-Rundi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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}

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"inyanja" meaning in Rwanda-Rundi

Noun