Kwa

(kwä)

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

[From Kwa -kwa, people.]

Kwa adj.

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Kwa

(kwɑː)

(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 Côte d'Ivoire to E Nigeria and including Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, and Ibo

adj

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

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Kwa

(kwɑ)

n.

a language family of West Africa, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, that includes Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Edo, and other languages spoken from S Nigeria westward to Liberia.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

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We followed him to the place Kwa Myawo, and there we lay hid in the bush watching.

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