mooro

Lomwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò (“fire”), from Proto-Bantu *-jóta (“to warm oneself”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- (“burn”).

Noun

mooro class 3

  1. fire

References

  • Lomwe Dictionary‎[1], SIL International, 2017

Makhuwa-Meetto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jótò (“fire”), from Proto-Bantu *-jóta (“to warm oneself”), ultimately from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- (“to burn (of a fire)”).

Noun

mooro

  1. fire

References

  • Alaudino J. R. Campos et al. (2009), Vocabulário de eMakhuwa eMeeto [Vocabulary of Emeetto]‎[2], Nampula: SIL Mozambique, pages 36, 86
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