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Murui Huitoto
Etymology
From mano- (“to heal”) + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧a
Noun
manua (uncountable)
- the act of healing
Declension
References
- Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia., Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 135
Samoan Plantation Pidgin
Etymology
From English man-o'-war.
Noun
manua
- warship
References
- Peter, Mühlhäusler (1983) “Samoan Plantation Pidgin English and the origin of New Guinea Pidgin”, in Ellen Woolford and William Washabaugh, editors, The Social Context of Creolization, Ann Arbor: Karoma, pages 28-76
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English man-o'-war.
Noun
manua
- warship