kwà

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• kwacry PI; mourn; perform burial or mourning rites; cough; expel air from the lungs with a sudden sharp sound
• kwọcup or scoop a liquid, especially with the hands; grind; grate;; see kwa
• òkwụkwafuneral; (from -kwa 2. B. keep funeral)
• chì akwacry very much; sob (harder than -kwa akwa)