amaizi

Haya

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

amáizi class 6

1. water

References

• Ernest Rugwa Byarushengo, "Word List" in Haya Grammatical Structure (ed. Byarushengo, Duranti, & Hyman; 1977)

Nyankole

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Pronunciation

• (Bairu) IPA^(key): /amîːzi/
• (Bahima) IPA^(key): /amái̯zi/, /améi̯zi/

Noun

amaizi class 6 (plural only, augmentless maizi)

1. water

References

• Henry Francis Morris, Brian Edmond Renshaw Kirwan, A Runyankore Grammar, volume 1 (1972)
• Kaji, Shigeki (2004) A Runyankore Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages xxix–xxx, 158

Nyoro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

amaizi

1. water

References

• Henry Edward Maddow, An elementary Lunyoro grammar (1902), page 156
• John Beattie, The Nyoro state (1971), page 43