Kwa (redirected from Kwa languages)

Kwa  (kwä)

n.

Any of several West African languages belonging to the South Central Niger-Congo language family, including Ewe.

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[From Kwa -kwa, people.]

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Kwa [kwɑː]

n

(Linguistics / Languages) a group of languages, now generally regarded as a branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken in an area of W Africa extending from the Ivory Coast to E Nigeria and including Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, and Ibo

adj

(Linguistics / Languages) relating to or belonging to this group of languages

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Kwa - a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria Niger-Congo - a family of African language spoken in west Africa Aku, Yoruba - a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria Akan - a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast Ewe - a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin