ŵanyina

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *bànìnà.

Noun

ŵanyina class 2

  1. plural of nyina (“mother”).

Usage notes

Mateyu 14:26 in the New Tumbuka Bible shows that the plural form of the noun can be used to refer to one mother (i.e. that plurality of respect happens with this noun - thus that "her mother" can be translated as ŵanyina and not nyina).

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