liwu

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìjʊ́ì (“word”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɽi.(w)u/

Noun

liwu class 5 (plural mawu class 6)

  1. word
  2. voice
  3. speech
  4. sound
  5. accent
  6. tone

References

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