kwa
Verb9 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
cry PI
ẸkpẹyẹVerbalso; in addition to (additive, denoting repetition, emphasis, or an action in addition to an action previously mentioned; occurs after verbs and nominals) Jèkwa Go again `Kwèkwanụ u#kwe afù òzọ Please sing that song again Ònye kwa nụ bù n ke à?Who else is this? gịnị kwọ bùdù n ke à? What is this again? O sìkwò ike He is very strong Ị biCarọkwọnụ akwụkwọ n nyàafù I’m sure you didn’t come to school yesterday
Adverbpack, especially more than one thing (commonly coming with a suffix e.g. -zi, -pu, etc)
Active verbarrange; organize
Active verbcough; expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound
Active verbmourn; perform burial or mourning rites
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Isuama, Mbaise, Ngwa, Nsa, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọnịcha, Ụmụahịa
- họ̀ Ajalị
- kwa Isuama · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- rụ Mbaise
- rụ Ngwa
- dụ Ngwa
- kwa Nsa · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- kwa Owere · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- kwa Ẹkpẹyẹ · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- kwa Ọnịcha · 2 recordings — same spelling as the Izugbe
- rụ Ụmụahịa
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- kwọ
Examples
Gịnị kwa bụdụ nke a?
— What is this again?
Ekwutọsị na-aga mmemme kwa izu.
— Ekwutosi attends parties weekly.
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