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Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mania (manual skill), from Latin manus (hand).

Pronunciation

Noun

manya f (plural manyes)

  1. skill
  2. hurry

Further reading

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Kabwa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (to know), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (to know).

Verb

-manya

  1. to know
  2. to recognise

Derived terms

  • obhumanyi (knowledge)

References

  • Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis; Walker, John B. (2016), "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary.", SIL International

Ladino

Etymology

From Portuguese manha, from Old Galician-Portuguese manna, from Vulgar Latin *mania (manual skill or ability), from Latin manus (hand).

Noun

manya f

  1. habit, compulsion, obsession
  2. annoying, bad habit

Further reading

  • Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977), “máña”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 346

Luguru

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (to know), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (to know).

Verb

-manya

  1. to know

References

Nyole (Uganda)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (to know), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (to know)

Verb

-manya (infinitive ohumanya)

  1. to know, to be knowledgeable
  2. to understand
  3. to be familiar with

Derived terms

  • -manyaho (to know a little)
  • -manyisa (to inform)
  • omumanye (acquaintance)
  • -tamanya (to be uninformed, ignorant)

References

  • Diprose, Martin; Musimami, Sylvester N. M. (2012), Lunyole–English Dictionary, SIL International
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Nyoro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (to know), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (to know).

Verb

-manya (infinitive okumanya)

  1. (transitive) to know
  2. (transitive) to understand

References

  • Henry Edward Maddox (1902), An Elementary Lunyoro Grammar, William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles, pages 105, 140

Spanish

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -anʝa
  • Syllabification: man‧ya

Noun

manya m or f by sense (plural manyas)

  1. (Uruguay, soccer) a supporter, fan, coach, etc. of Club Atlético Peñarol, a soccer club from Montevideo

Verb

manya

  1. inflection of manyar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative
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Talinga-Bwisi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (to know), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (to know).

Verb

-manya (infinitive kumanya)

  1. to know

Derived terms

  • -manyuwa (to be known)

References

  • Ntotoli̱ ya Lubwisi, SIL International, 2013

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (to know), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (to know).

Pronunciation

Verb

-manya (infinitive okumanya) (ambitransitive)

  1. to know
  2. to understand

Conjugation

More information infinitives, affirmative ...

1 The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -manyira
    • Long causative: -manyisa
    • Passive: -manywa
    • Long reciprocal: -manyangana
    • Reflexive: -emanya
    • Other formations: -manyiira (to be accustomed to)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 345–346
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 225
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Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (to know), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (to know).

Verb

-manya (infinitive kumanya)

  1. to know
  2. to be able to

Derived terms

  • -manyiska (to know thoroughly, to know for certain, to understand)
  • manyi (I don't know, maybe)
  • umanyi (knowledge)
  • -manyikwa (to be known)

References

  • William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary, Central Africana Limited, page 67
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Xhosa

Etymology

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Verb

-manya?

  1. (transitive) to unite

Inflection

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Zigula

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mànya (to know), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *man- (to know).

Verb

-manya (infinitive kumanya)

  1. (transitive) to know
  2. (transitive) to understand
  3. (transitive) to recognise
  4. (transitive) to focus on something
  5. (transitive) to take care of something
  6. (transitive) to be careful of something

References

  • Chizigula of Somalia Dictionary, SIL International, 2020

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