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manua

Murui Huitoto

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manua
Root Classifier
manua- —

Etymology

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From mano- (“to heal”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmanuwa]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧a

Noun

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manua (uncountable)

  1. the act of healing

Declension

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Declension of manua
singular plural
Absolutive manua —
Nominative manuadɨ —
Accusative manuana —
Dative/Locative manuamo —
Ablative manuamona —
Instrumental manuado —
Causal manuari —
Privative manuanino —

References

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  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[1], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 135

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English man-o'-war.

Noun

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manua

  1. warship

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From English man-o'-war.

Noun

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manua

  1. warship
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