kwaŵa

Yao (Africa)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -kwawa (“to creep, to crawl”) and Nyungwe -kwawa (“to move along the ground”).

Verb

-kwaŵa (infinitive kukwaŵa, perfect -kwaŵile)

  1. to crawl

References

  • Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya
  • Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎[1], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 172
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