Chichewa

Noun

mwaná class 1 ‎(plural aná)

1. child

Lingala

Noun

mwana class 1 ‎(plural bana)

1. child

Swahili

Etymology

Compare Luganda omwana.

Noun

mwana (m-wa class, plural wana)

1. child (a male or female child; a son or daughter)
2. In compounds, someone who does or has a relation to something.

Synonyms

• mtoto

Derived terms

• mwanaanga
• mwanadamu
• mwanafunzi
• mwanagenzi
• mwanajeshi
• mwanamke
• mwanamume
• mwananchi
• mwanariadha
• mwanasiasa