wa
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wa
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wa (plural wa)
wa (uncountable)
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wa (plural waens, diminutive waentjie)
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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/p-wa. Cognate with Garo wa (“tooth, tusk”), Jingpho wa (“tooth”), Burmese သွား (swa:), and Tibetan སོ (so).
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From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/p-wa. Cognate with Jingpho wa (“tooth”), Burmese သွား (swa:), and Tibetan སོ (so).
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From dialectal wat (“what”).
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Stemming from the possible Proto-Gbe *bá, Proto-Gbe *vá, Proto-Gbe *wá, or Proto-Gbe *ɓá. Cognates include Fon wá, Saxwe Gbe va, Adja va, Ewe va. Possibly also cognates with Yoruba wá, Itsekiri wá, Olukumi wá
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wa (wá)
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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *va.
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Probably from Moroccan Arabic ايوه (iwa).
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From Proto-Micronesian *waxa, from Proto-Oceanic *waga, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waŋka. Cognate with Maori waka, Tongan vaka, Hawaiian waʻa.
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From Chinese 花 (MC xwae). Cognate with Vietnamese hoa.
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From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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This entry needs an inflection-table template.
From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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From Proto-West Germanic *wai, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai.
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From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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This entry needs an inflection-table template.
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Inherited from Middle English wal, from Old English weall, from Proto-West Germanic *wall, from Latin vallum.
wa (plural was)
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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *va.
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From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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-wa (infinitive kuwa)
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |
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wa (Baybayin spelling ᜏ)
wâ (Baybayin spelling ᜏ)
Influenced by Baybayin character ᜏ (wa).
wa (Baybayin spelling ᜏ)
From Proto-Northern Jê *ba (“I”) < Proto-Cerrado *waj’ (“I”).
wa
From Proto-Northern Jê *mba (“liver”) < Proto-Cerrado *mba (“liver”) < Proto-Jê *mba (“liver”).
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Shortening of the negation particle ua.
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From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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Animate | Inanimate | Obviative | |
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Proximal Singular (near the speaker) | wa, wàn, wàni | yu, yun, yuni | yul, yuli |
Distal Singular (far from the speaker) | na, nàn, nàni | në, nën, nëni | |
Proximal plural (near the speaker) | yuki, yuk | yuli, yul | nèl |
Distal plural (far from the speaker) | nèki, nèk | nèl | |
Absentative (inaccessible to speaker, deceased) distal singular | naka | nike | |
Absentative (inaccessible to speaker, deceased) distal plural | nèl | nikahke | |
Absentative (inaccessible to speaker, deceased) proximal singular | waka |
From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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From Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷod.
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From Old Frisian hwā, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ.
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From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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From Proto-Edekiri *wá compare with the Proto-Gbe *bá, Proto-Gbe *vá, Proto-Gbe *wá, or Proto-Gbe *ɓá. Cognates include Fon wá, Gun wá, Adja vá, Saxwe Gbe va, Ewe va from the Gbe languages, in addition to Akan bra, Akan ba, Nkonya ba
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Cognate to Silt'e [script needed] (-wa:).
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From Proto-Bantu *-gʊ̀a.
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Tone L | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukuwa | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukuwa | ukungawi | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | yiwa | -we | |||||||
Plural | yiwani | -weni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyawa, ngiwa | engiwayo, engiwa | ngiwa | angiwi | engingawi | ngingawi | |||
2nd singular | uyawa, uwa | owayo, owa | uwa | awuwi | ongawi | ungawi | |||
1st plural | siyawa, siwa | esiwayo, esiwa | siwa | asiwi | esingawi | singawi | |||
2nd plural | niyawa, niwa | eniwayo, eniwa | niwa | aniwi | eningawi | ningawi | |||
Class 1 | uyawa, uwa | owayo, owa | ewa | akawi | ongawi | engawi | |||
Class 2 | bayawa, bawa | abawayo, abawa | bewa | abawi | abangawi | bengawi | |||
Class 3 | uyawa, uwa | owayo, owa | uwa | awuwi | ongawi | ungawi | |||
Class 4 | iyawa, iwa | ewayo, ewa | iwa | ayiwi | engawi | ingawi | |||
Class 5 | liyawa, liwa | eliwayo, eliwa | liwa | aliwi | elingawi | lingawi | |||
Class 6 | ayawa, awa | awayo, awa | ewa | awawi | angawi | engawi | |||
Class 7 | siyawa, siwa | esiwayo, esiwa | siwa | asiwi | esingawi | singawi | |||
Class 8 | ziyawa, ziwa | eziwayo, eziwa | ziwa | aziwi | ezingawi | zingawi | |||
Class 9 | iyawa, iwa | ewayo, ewa | iwa | ayiwi | engawi | ingawi | |||
Class 10 | ziyawa, ziwa | eziwayo, eziwa | ziwa | aziwi | ezingawi | zingawi | |||
Class 11 | luyawa, luwa | oluwayo, oluwa | luwa | aluwi | olungawi | lungawi | |||
Class 14 | buyawa, buwa | obuwayo, obuwa | buwa | abuwi | obungawi | bungawi | |||
Class 15 | kuyawa, kuwa | okuwayo, okuwa | kuwa | akuwi | okungawi | kungawi | |||
Class 17 | kuyawa, kuwa | okuwayo, okuwa | kuwa | akuwi | okungawi | kungawi | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiwile, ngiwē | engiwile, engiwē | ngiwile, ngiwē | angiwanga | engingawanga | ngingawanga | |||
2nd singular | uwile, uwē | owile, owē | uwile, uwē | awuwanga | ongawanga | ungawanga | |||
1st plural | siwile, siwē | esiwile, esiwē | siwile, siwē | asiwanga | esingawanga | singawanga | |||
2nd plural | niwile, niwē | eniwile, eniwē | niwile, niwē | aniwanga | eningawanga | ningawanga | |||
Class 1 | uwile, uwē | owile, owē | ewile, ewē | akawanga | ongawanga | engawanga | |||
Class 2 | bawile, bawē | abawile, abawē | bewile, bewē | abawanga | abangawanga | bengawanga | |||
Class 3 | uwile, uwē | owile, owē | uwile, uwē | awuwanga | ongawanga | ungawanga | |||
Class 4 | iwile, iwē | ewile, ewē | iwile, iwē | ayiwanga | engawanga | ingawanga | |||
Class 5 | liwile, liwē | eliwile, eliwē | liwile, liwē | aliwanga | elingawanga | lingawanga | |||
Class 6 | awile, awē | awile, awē | ewile, ewē | awawanga | angawanga | engawanga | |||
Class 7 | siwile, siwē | esiwile, esiwē | siwile, siwē | asiwanga | esingawanga | singawanga | |||
Class 8 | ziwile, ziwē | eziwile, eziwē | ziwile, ziwē | aziwanga | ezingawanga | zingawanga | |||
Class 9 | iwile, iwē | ewile, ewē | iwile, iwē | ayiwanga | engawanga | ingawanga | |||
Class 10 | ziwile, ziwē | eziwile, eziwē | ziwile, ziwē | aziwanga | ezingawanga | zingawanga | |||
Class 11 | luwile, luwē | oluwile, oluwē | luwile, luwē | aluwanga | olungawanga | lungawanga | |||
Class 14 | buwile, buwē | obuwile, obuwē | buwile, buwē | abuwanga | obungawanga | bungawanga | |||
Class 15 | kuwile, kuwē | okuwile, okuwē | kuwile, kuwē | akuwanga | okungawanga | kungawanga | |||
Class 17 | kuwile, kuwē | okuwile, okuwē | kuwile, kuwē | akuwanga | okungawanga | kungawanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngāwa | engāwa | ngāwa | angiwanga | engingawanga | ngingawanga | |||
2nd singular | wāwa | owāwa | wāwa | awuwanga | ongawanga | ungawanga | |||
1st plural | sāwa | esāwa | sāwa | asiwanga | esingawanga | singawanga | |||
2nd plural | nāwa | enāwa | nāwa | aniwanga | eningawanga | ningawanga | |||
Class 1 | wāwa | owāwa | āwa | akawanga | ongawanga | engawanga | |||
Class 2 | bāwa | abāwa | bāwa | abawanga | abangawanga | bengawanga | |||
Class 3 | wāwa | owāwa | wāwa | awuwanga | ongawanga | ungawanga | |||
Class 4 | yāwa | eyāwa | yāwa | ayiwanga | engawanga | ingawanga | |||
Class 5 | lāwa | elāwa | lāwa | aliwanga | elingawanga | lingawanga | |||
Class 6 | āwa | āwa | āwa | awawanga | angawanga | engawanga | |||
Class 7 | sāwa | esāwa | sāwa | asiwanga | esingawanga | singawanga | |||
Class 8 | zāwa | ezāwa | zāwa | aziwanga | ezingawanga | zingawanga | |||
Class 9 | yāwa | eyāwa | yāwa | ayiwanga | engawanga | ingawanga | |||
Class 10 | zāwa | ezāwa | zāwa | aziwanga | ezingawanga | zingawanga | |||
Class 11 | lwāwa | olwāwa | lwāwa | aluwanga | olungawanga | lungawanga | |||
Class 14 | bāwa | obāwa | bāwa | abuwanga | obungawanga | bungawanga | |||
Class 15 | kwāwa | okwāwa | kwāwa | akuwanga | okungawanga | kungawanga | |||
Class 17 | kwāwa | okwāwa | kwāwa | akuwanga | okungawanga | kungawanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngingawa | — | ngingawa | ngingewe | — | ngingewe | |||
2nd singular | ungawa | — | ungawa | ungewe | — | ungewe | |||
1st plural | singawa | — | singawa | singewe | — | singewe | |||
2nd plural | ningawa | — | ningawa | ningewe | — | ningewe | |||
Class 1 | angawa | — | engawa | angewe | — | engewe | |||
Class 2 | bangawa | — | bengawa | bangewe | — | bengewe | |||
Class 3 | ungawa | — | ungawa | ungewe | — | ungewe | |||
Class 4 | ingawa | — | ingawa | ingewe | — | ingewe | |||
Class 5 | lingawa | — | lingawa | lingewe | — | lingewe | |||
Class 6 | angawa | — | engawa | angewe | — | engewe | |||
Class 7 | singawa | — | singawa | singewe | — | singewe | |||
Class 8 | zingawa | — | zingawa | zingewe | — | zingewe | |||
Class 9 | ingawa | — | ingawa | ingewe | — | ingewe | |||
Class 10 | zingawa | — | zingawa | zingewe | — | zingewe | |||
Class 11 | lungawa | — | lungawa | lungewe | — | lungewe | |||
Class 14 | bungawa | — | bungawa | bungewe | — | bungewe | |||
Class 15 | kungawa | — | kungawa | kungewe | — | kungewe | |||
Class 17 | kungawa | — | kungawa | kungewe | — | kungewe | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizokuwa | engizokuwa | ngizokuwa | angizukuwa | engingezukuwa | ngingezukuwa | |||
2nd singular | uzokuwa | ozokuwa | uzokuwa | awuzukuwa | ongezukuwa | ungezukuwa | |||
1st plural | sizokuwa | esizokuwa | sizokuwa | asizukuwa | esingezukuwa | singezukuwa | |||
2nd plural | nizokuwa | enizokuwa | nizokuwa | anizukuwa | eningezukuwa | ningezukuwa | |||
Class 1 | uzokuwa | ozokuwa | ezokuwa | akazukuwa | ongezukuwa | engezukuwa | |||
Class 2 | bazokuwa | abazokuwa | bezokuwa | abazukuwa | abangezukuwa | bengezukuwa | |||
Class 3 | uzokuwa | ozokuwa | uzokuwa | awuzukuwa | ongezukuwa | ungezukuwa | |||
Class 4 | izokuwa | ezokuwa | izokuwa | ayizukuwa | engezukuwa | ingezukuwa | |||
Class 5 | lizokuwa | elizokuwa | lizokuwa | alizukuwa | elingezukuwa | lingezukuwa | |||
Class 6 | azokuwa | azokuwa | ezokuwa | awazukuwa | angezukuwa | engezukuwa | |||
Class 7 | sizokuwa | esizokuwa | sizokuwa | asizukuwa | esingezukuwa | singezukuwa | |||
Class 8 | zizokuwa | ezizokuwa | zizokuwa | azizukuwa | ezingezukuwa | zingezukuwa | |||
Class 9 | izokuwa | ezokuwa | izokuwa | ayizukuwa | engezukuwa | ingezukuwa | |||
Class 10 | zizokuwa | ezizokuwa | zizokuwa | azizukuwa | ezingezukuwa | zingezukuwa | |||
Class 11 | luzokuwa | oluzokuwa | luzokuwa | aluzukuwa | olungezukuwa | lungezukuwa | |||
Class 14 | buzokuwa | obuzokuwa | buzokuwa | abuzukuwa | obungezukuwa | bungezukuwa | |||
Class 15 | kuzokuwa | okuzokuwa | kuzokuwa | akuzukuwa | okungezukuwa | kungezukuwa | |||
Class 17 | kuzokuwa | okuzokuwa | kuzokuwa | akuzukuwa | okungezukuwa | kungezukuwa | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyokuwa | engiyokuwa | ngiyokuwa | angiyukuwa | engingeyukuwa | ngingeyukuwa | |||
2nd singular | uyokuwa | oyokuwa | uyokuwa | awuyukuwa | ongeyukuwa | ungeyukuwa | |||
1st plural | siyokuwa | esiyokuwa | siyokuwa | asiyukuwa | esingeyukuwa | singeyukuwa | |||
2nd plural | niyokuwa | eniyokuwa | niyokuwa | aniyukuwa | eningeyukuwa | ningeyukuwa | |||
Class 1 | uyokuwa | oyokuwa | eyokuwa | akayukuwa | ongeyukuwa | engeyukuwa | |||
Class 2 | bayokuwa | abayokuwa | beyokuwa | abayukuwa | abangeyukuwa | bengeyukuwa | |||
Class 3 | uyokuwa | oyokuwa | uyokuwa | awuyukuwa | ongeyukuwa | ungeyukuwa | |||
Class 4 | iyokuwa | eyokuwa | iyokuwa | ayiyukuwa | engeyukuwa | ingeyukuwa | |||
Class 5 | liyokuwa | eliyokuwa | liyokuwa | aliyukuwa | elingeyukuwa | lingeyukuwa | |||
Class 6 | ayokuwa | ayokuwa | eyokuwa | awayukuwa | angeyukuwa | engeyukuwa | |||
Class 7 | siyokuwa | esiyokuwa | siyokuwa | asiyukuwa | esingeyukuwa | singeyukuwa | |||
Class 8 | ziyokuwa | eziyokuwa | ziyokuwa | aziyukuwa | ezingeyukuwa | zingeyukuwa | |||
Class 9 | iyokuwa | eyokuwa | iyokuwa | ayiyukuwa | engeyukuwa | ingeyukuwa | |||
Class 10 | ziyokuwa | eziyokuwa | ziyokuwa | aziyukuwa | ezingeyukuwa | zingeyukuwa | |||
Class 11 | luyokuwa | oluyokuwa | luyokuwa | aluyukuwa | olungeyukuwa | lungeyukuwa | |||
Class 14 | buyokuwa | obuyokuwa | buyokuwa | abuyukuwa | obungeyukuwa | bungeyukuwa | |||
Class 15 | kuyokuwa | okuyokuwa | kuyokuwa | akuyukuwa | okungeyukuwa | kungeyukuwa | |||
Class 17 | kuyokuwa | okuyokuwa | kuyokuwa | akuyukuwa | okungeyukuwa | kungeyukuwa | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngiwe | ngingawi | |||||||
2nd singular | uwe | ungawi | |||||||
1st plural | siwe | singawi | |||||||
2nd plural | niwe | ningawi | |||||||
Class 1 | awe | angawi | |||||||
Class 2 | bawe | bangawi | |||||||
Class 3 | uwe | ungawi | |||||||
Class 4 | iwe | ingawi | |||||||
Class 5 | liwe | lingawi | |||||||
Class 6 | awe | angawi | |||||||
Class 7 | siwe | singawi | |||||||
Class 8 | ziwe | zingawi | |||||||
Class 9 | iwe | ingawi | |||||||
Class 10 | ziwe | zingawi | |||||||
Class 11 | luwe | lungawi | |||||||
Class 14 | buwe | bungawi | |||||||
Class 15 | kuwe | kungawi | |||||||
Class 17 | kuwe | kungawi | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | ngawa | ngangawa, angawa, angangawa | |||||||
2nd singular | wawa | wangawa, awawa, awangawa | |||||||
1st plural | sawa | sangawa, asawa, asangawa | |||||||
2nd plural | nawa | nangawa, anawa, anangawa | |||||||
Class 1 | wawa | wangawa, akawa, akangawa | |||||||
Class 2 | bawa | bangawa, abawa, abangawa | |||||||
Class 3 | wawa | wangawa, awawa, awangawa | |||||||
Class 4 | yawa | yangawa, ayawa, ayangawa | |||||||
Class 5 | lawa | langawa, alawa, alangawa | |||||||
Class 6 | awa | angawa, awawa, awangawa | |||||||
Class 7 | sawa | sangawa, asawa, asangawa | |||||||
Class 8 | zawa | zangawa, azawa, azangawa | |||||||
Class 9 | yawa | yangawa, ayawa, ayangawa | |||||||
Class 10 | zawa | zangawa, azawa, azangawa | |||||||
Class 11 | lwawa | lwangawa, alwawa, alwangawa | |||||||
Class 14 | bawa | bangawa, abawa, abangawa | |||||||
Class 15 | kwawa | kwangawa, akwawa, akwangawa | |||||||
Class 17 | kwawa | kwangawa, akwawa, akwangawa |
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