"mawen" meaning in Yola

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Noun

IPA: /mɔːn/ Forms: meyen [plural], meines [plural], moans [plural]
Etymology: Raymond Hickey (Irish English: History and Present-Day Forms) suggests the stress of /ˈwʊmən/ "woman" and /ˈwɪmɪn/ "women" was first shifted and the stressed vowel lengthened, yielding /wuˈmaːn/ and /wɪˈmiːn/, followed by apheresis to /maːn/ and /miːn/, followed by the formation of a medial glide, yielding the singular mawen /mawən/ "woman" and plural meyen /mɪjɪn/ "women". Head templates: {{head|yol|noun|plural|meyen|or|meines|or|moans}} mawen (plural meyen or meines or moans)
  1. woman Synonyms: mawn, moan
    Sense id: en-mawen-yol-noun-zy5b~x7w Categories (other): Yola entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "Coordinate term: man"
        },
        {
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          "text": "Yold mawn.",
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      "ipa": "/mɔːn/"
    },
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    },
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    },
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      "examples": [
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          "text": "Coordinate term: man"
        },
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    },
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