gwa

gwa

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Mbato.

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mbato terms

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *gwa (“to fall”). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi -gwa (“to fall”).

IPA^(key): /ɡʷa/

-gwa (infinitive kugwá)

1. to fall

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -gwera
  • Causative: -gwetsa
  • Negative: -sagwa
  • Other formations: -gwa mvula (“to rain”)

gwa

1. The katakana syllable グァ (gwa) in Hepburn-like romanization.
2. The katakana syllable グヮ (gwa) in Hepburn-like romanization.

gwa

1. elephant

• RWC Workshop (eds.). 2015. Komo – English Dictionary. SIL International.

gwa

1. water

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *gwa (“to fall”).

-gwa (infinitive kugwa, perfective -gūye)

1. to fall

gwa class 5 (plural magwa class 6)

1. Karanga form of igwa

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a (“to fall”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *gwa (“to fall”).

-gwa (infinitive kugwa)

1. to fall
2. (economics) to depreciate

• Ciyawo - English Dictionary: Dikishonale ja Ŵakulijiganya