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kwa ụkwarà

Active verb

4 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. expel air from the lungs with a short sharp sound; cough

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Owere

  • kwàa ụkwalà Achala
  • kwa ụkwə̣rà Isuama
  • kwa ụkwalà Mkpọọ
  • kwa ụkwarà Owere

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ na-akwa ụkwarà n'ihi na oyi tara ya.

— He is coughing because the cold caught him.

Ị na-akwa ụkwarà ọzọ?

— Are you coughing again?

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