mwera

See also: Mwera

Chichewa

Etymology

From mwa (“to drink”) +‎ -era (“applicative suffix for monosyllabic stems”). Compare with Swahili -nywea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʷe.ɽa/

Verb

-mwera (infinitive kumwéra)

  1. Applicative form of -mwa
    1. to drink in
    2. to drink with
    3. to drink for someone or something.

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Negative: -samwera
    • Reduplicative: -mweramwera

References

  • Steven Paas (2016) Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press, page 378

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /moɛ́ɾǎꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun

mwera class 3 (plural mĩera)

  1. hen[3]
    Hypernym: ngũkũ

References

  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  2. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1985). "A Second Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 29, 190–231.
  3. ^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 10, 33.
  • “mwera” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 93. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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