Talk:mufana

Etymology of Portuguese mufana
Hi! First of all, thank you for correcting my edits. Regarding the etymology, are you sure it's from Makhuwa? Infopédia states it's from Rhonga and Priberam from Changana, which from what I understood are related to Tsonga. I have no idea, though, so if you are sure it's correct, I certainly won't dispute it. - Sarilho1 (talk) 23:08, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I thought I had read somewhere that Makhuwa was the main contributor in Mozambique, but I can't find it, so maybe I just imagined that! It can be very hard to tell which of many related languages is the donor without more background knowledge. Do you trust Priberam for this — if so, I can check a Tsonga dictionary instead. —Μετάknowledge discuss/deeds 00:09, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
 * From what I understand, Makhuwa is spoken in the North of Mozambique, while Tsonga is spoken in the South, so might be just regionalism. I think Priberam is generally trustworthy with etymologies. I would also like to note this book ("Mozambicanisms"), where the author points out it's a borrowing from several languages: Chopi infana, Changana, Ronga, and Tswa mufana, which are all spoken in the South. I didn't find many sources stating it's indeed a regionalism, other than this article where the author states mufana is understood in Maputo and the surrounding areas due to Ronga and Changana. I don't know if this helps check the validity of the etymology. Sorry, I don't think I can help much further than retrieving some possible sources. - Sarilho1 (talk) 09:20, 16 June 2021 (UTC)