akanwa

Rwanda-Rundi edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *kànʊ̀à.

Noun edit

akanwa class 12 (plural utunwa class 13)

inside of the mouth

Related terms edit

umunwa

Tooro edit

akanwa

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *kànʊ̀à.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /akánwa/, (when followed by a monosyllabic qualifier) /akanwáː/

Noun edit

akanwa class 12 (plural obunwa class 14, augmentless kanwa, plural augmentless bunwa)

mouth

Usage notes edit

The plural form, obunwa, usually means "small lips".

Derived terms edit

omunwa

References edit

Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 6

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