nyasa

Yao

Etymology

Potentially a variant of *njànjá.

Noun

nyasa class 9 (plural nyasa)

  1. lake
  2. river
    1. a large river

Derived terms

  • Nyasa jampango (“the Shire”)

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua‎[1], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 145
  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1889), Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language‎[2], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 220
  • Rev. Alexander Hetherwick, M.A., F.R.G.S. (1902), A Handbook of the Yao Language‎[3], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 265
  • Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎[4], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 179
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