nyasa

Yao

Etymology

Potentially a variant of *njànjá.

Noun

nyasa class 9 (plural nyasa)

  1. lake
  2. a large river

Derived terms

  • Nyasa jampango (“the Shire”)

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Alexander Hetherwick, Introductory Handbook of the Yao Language, 1889 - page 220
  • Alexander Hetherwick, A Handbook of the Yao Language, 1902
  • Meredith Sanderson, A Yao Grammar, page 199
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