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*mʊ̀jòjò class3 (plural*mɪ̀jòjò class4)[1]

1. life,spirit
2. heart

   Synonym:*mʊ̀tɪ́mà

Frommʊ̀jòjò:

• Luganda (J15):omwoyo(“spirit, soul”)
• Tooro (J12):omwoyo(“soul, spirit”)
• Kongo (H16):moyo(“soul”)
• Gungu (J101):mwoyo(“spirit”)
• Chichewa (N31):moyo(“life”)
• Shona (S10):mwoyo(“heart”)
• Swahili (G42):moyo(“heart”)
• Kikuyu (E51):muoyo(“soul”)
• Gusii (J42):emioyo(“soul”)

Frommʊ̀jòjà:

• Luba-Katanga (L33):muya(“soul”)
• Northern Ndebele (S44):umoya(“wind, spirit”)
• Northern Sotho (S32):moya(“wind, spirit, soul”)
• Phuthi (S404):mmoya(“wind, spirit, soul”)
• Sotho (S33):moya(“wind, spirit”)
• Southern Ndebele (S407):umoya(“wind, spirit”)
• Swazi (S43):umoya(“wind, spirit”)
• Tswana (S31):moya(“wind, spirit”)
• Tsonga (S53):moya(“wind, spirit, soul”)
• Venda (S20):muya(“wind, spirit, soul”)
• Xhosa (S41):umoya(“wind, spirit”)
• Zulu (S42):umoya(“wind, spirit, soul”)

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