Definitions
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- proper noun A group of
Bantu languages spoken inMozambique and neighboring regions. - proper noun Alternative spelling of
Makhuwa .
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Examples
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Day 2 of the Sponsor Me Ala Moana broadcast will feature big name pro surfers such as Makua
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Two days ago, in Real America, I participated in the Blue Makua Masters 'Memorial Race, an outrigger canoe race out of Hale'iwa Bay in memory of a local man who died about twelve years ago.
Real America kateelliott 2008
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As in the case of * - kalango, this term appears in the Makua language of the Kusi branch of Mashariki, where it is described as a large, open vessel used in beer and food preparation.
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This Makua example, however, is characterized by irregular sound correspondence, making it a likely borrowing from a possible Ruvu language source. 103
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Interestingly, and telling for early Ruvu history, the name for this type of pot has been identified outside of Kaskazi in the Makua language.
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The proto-Kusi language then evolved into at least four descendant language subgroups — the Nyasa, Makua, Shona-Sala, and Southeast Bantu — whose communities reside today largely in the southeastern and far southern areas of the African continent.
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It is suggestive, similar to word borrowings discussed in the previous chapter, of additional word transfers between Makua and proposed Southern Ruvu speakers who may have lived in areas adjacent to Rufiji-Ruvuma language communities some time after the seventh century CE. 102
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E ke Akua, ka Makua o na makana a pau, Hoonani makou ia 'oe, ke kumu no na mea a pau i loa'a ia makou!
Archive 2009-05-10 Esther 2009
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E ke Akua, ka Makua o na makana a pau, Hoonani makou ia 'oe, ke kumu no na mea a pau i loa'a ia makou!
Feast of Blessed Damien of Molokai Esther 2009
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Before passing, Makua provided Hank with a gift and an extraordinary glimpse into the past.
Today’s Featured Book Event-Marc Acito at Central Library - Reading Local: Portland 2009
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