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Chichewa
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Pronunciation
Noun
madzí class 6
- water
- 2011, Nathaniel Maxson, Chichewa for English Speakers, →ISBN, page 179:
- Madzi aku Zomba ndi abwino koposa ena onse aku Malaŵi kuno.
- The water in Zomba is better than all the other water here in Malaŵi.
Digo
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
madzi
References
- Joseph Mwalonya, Alison Nicolle, Steve Nicolle, Juma Zimbu, Mgombato. Digo-English-Swahili Dictionary (2005), page 93
- Vicki Carstens and Michael Diercks, Parameterizing Case and Activity: Hyper-raising in Bantu
Luhya
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
madzi class 6
- water
- Sermons: Gospel of John In Luhya
- Kandi si nda mu manya: navutswa uyu wa ntuma kubatidza mu madzi, ya mbolera […]
- Sermons: Gospel of John In Luhya
Sena
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
madzi
References
- J. Torrend, Grammatica do Chisena (1900), page 56
Categories:
- Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Chichewa terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chichewa lemmas
- Chichewa nouns
- Chichewa class 6 nouns
- Chichewa terms with quotations
- Digo terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Digo terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Digo lemmas
- Digo nouns
- Luhya terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Luhya terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Luhya lemmas
- Luhya nouns
- Luhya class 6 nouns
- Sena terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Sena terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Sena lemmas
- Sena nouns