See also: FWA

Bemba

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.

Verb

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fwa

  1. to die

Haitian Creole

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From French foie (liver).

Noun

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fwa

  1. liver

Etymology 2

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From French fois.

Noun

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fwa

  1. time

Kituba

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Verb

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fwa

  1. to die

Kongo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *-kúa.

Verb

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fwa

  1. to die

Kumak

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Noun

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fwa

  1. hole, opening

References

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  • I. Bril, Dictionnaire Nelemwa-Nixumwak (2000)
  • Pavol Štekauer, Salvador Valera, Lívia Kőrtvélyessy, Word-Formation in the World's Languages: A Typological Survey (2012)

Luba-Kasai

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Verb

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fwa

  1. to die

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French fois.

Noun

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fwa

  1. time (an instance of something happening)

Usage notes

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Used to form the adverbials of numbers that do not have lexical adverbial forms. For example, once is enn fwa.