onya

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onya

Where it comes from

From -ona (“to see”) + -ya (causative affix).

verb -onya · kuonya · kutoonya · onya · onyeni

to warn, admonish

In English

warn to make someone aware of impending danger

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"onya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/onya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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onya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/onya

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"onya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/onya.

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@misc{onya_2026,
  title = {onya},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/onya},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}