mawu

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Chichewa

Etymology

Compare liwu.

Pronunciation

Noun

mawú class 6

  1. word(s)

Derived terms

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

mawu

  1. (transitive) alternative form of mau (to want)

Conjugation

Conjugation of mawu
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st tomawu fomawu mimawu
2nd nomawu nimawu
3rd Masculine omawu imawu, yomawu
Feminine momawu
Neuter imawu
- archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh