kwawa

See also: kwaŵa

Chichewa

Etymology

Cognate with Nyungwe -kwawa (“to move along the ground”) and Yao (Africa) -kwaŵa (“to crawl”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷa.wa/

Verb

-kwawa (infinitive kukwáwa)

  1. to creep
  2. to crawl

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -kwawira
    • Causative: -kwawitsa
    • Negative: -sakwawa
    • Reduplicative: -kwawakwawa
    • Repetitive: -kwawanso

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[1], Oxford University Press

Nyungwe

Etymology

Cognate with Chichewa -kwawa (“to creep, to crawl”) and Yao (Africa) -kwaŵa (“to crawl”).

Verb

-kwawa

  1. to move along the ground

References

  • Wycliffe Bible Translators, ciNyungwe Bibliya, 2019 - Jenesisi 7:8, 7:23

Yao (Africa)

Verb

-kwawa (infinitive kukwawa, perfect -kwawile)

  1. archaic spelling of -kwaŵa

References

  • Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua‎[2], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 154
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