mwaka

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moàkáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

mwaka class 3 (plural mĩaka)

1. year

See also

• mũthenya < kiumia < mweri < mwaka

References

• “mwaka” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Luba-Kasai

Noun

mwaka

1. year

Mwani

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.

Noun

mwaka class 3 (plural myaka)

1. year

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.

Noun

mwaká class 3 (plural mwaká class 4)

1. (Manyika, Zezuru) season

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà. Cognate to Luganda omwaka.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

mwaka (m-mi class, plural miaka)

1. year

Derived terms

• mwakani