khwa

Lomwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúa (“to die - zone P”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- (“to die”).

Verb

-khwa (infinitive okhwa)

  1. to die

References

  • Lomwe Dictionary‎[1], SIL International, 2017

Makhuwa-Meetto

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúa (“to die”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- (“to die”).

Verb

-khwa (infinitive ukhwa)

  1. to die

References

  • Alaudino J. R. Campos et al. (2009), Vocabulário de eMakhuwa eMeeto [Vocabulary of Emeetto]‎[2], Nampula: SIL Mozambique, pages 34, 97

Malawi Lomwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kúa (“to die”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *kwwú- (“to die”).

Verb

-khwa (infinitive okhwa)

  1. to die

References

  • Kalinde, Patrick, Ellomwe - English Vocabulary: Emihavani and Ekokholani dialects, 2018
  • Ellomwe Dictionary‎[3], SIL International, 2023
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