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PRONUNCIATION OF KWA

Kwa  [kwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KWA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kwa can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES KWA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kwa

Kwa or KWA may refer to: ▪ Karegnondi Water Authority, a municipal water distributor in the Mid-Michigan and Thumb areas of the USA ▪ Khmer Writers' Association, a Cambodian writers' organization...

Definition of Kwa in the English dictionary

The definition of Kwa in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of Kwa is relating to or belonging to this group of languages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KWA


armoire
ɑːmˈwɑː
baignoire
ˈbenwɑː
boudoir
ˈbuːdwɑː
bourgeois
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
Chihuahua
tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː
Chippewa
ˈtʃɪpɪˌwɑː
conservatoire
kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː
devoir
ˈdevwɑː
devoirs
dəˈvwɑː
Dubois
djuːˈbwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
guar
ɡwɑː
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
noir
nwɑː
Renoir
ˈrɛnwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
reservoir
ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː
Seychellois
ˌseɪʃɛlˈwɑː
tous-les-mois
ˌtuːleɪˈmwɑː
wawa
ˈwɑːˌwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KWA

Kwajalein
Kwakiutl
Kwan Yin
Kwangchow
Kwangchowan
Kwangju
Kwangsi-Chuang Autonomous Region
Kwangtung
Kwantung Leased Territory
kwanza
Kwanzaa
Kwara
kwashiorkor
KwaZulu
KwaZulu-Natal
Kwedien
Kweichow

WORDS THAT END LIKE KWA

Adamawa
Djawa
Iowa
Kanazawa
kawa
kawakawa
Kurosawa
malwa
Ojibwa
Okinawa
Oshawa
Ottawa
pohutukawa
schwa
shwa
Sumbawa
Tarawa
tawa
twa
Warszawa

Synonyms and antonyms of Kwa in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kwa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KWA

Find out the translation of Kwa to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kwa from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kwa» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

土瓜湾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kwa
570 millions of speakers

English

Kwa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्वा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كوا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ква
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kwa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kwa থেকে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kwa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kwa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kwa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クワ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kwa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Kwa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Kwa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kwa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kwa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ква
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kwa
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kwa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kwa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kwa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kwa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kwa

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KWA»

The term «Kwa» is very widely used and occupies the 12.597 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KWA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Kwa» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Kwa» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kwa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KWA»

Discover the use of Kwa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kwa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Styles of Knowing: A New History of Science from Ancient ...
Now available in English, Styles of Knowing explores the development of various scientific reasoning processes in cultural-historical context.
Chunglin Kwa, 2011
2
Miss Kwa Kwa: The Dark Side of the Braai
MK, the lady usually causing all the trouble, faces it from all sides—political fanatics, Hollywood party girls, a secret agent, and local television—in this rollicking sequel to Miss Kwa Kwa.
Stephen Simm, 2007
3
Aspect and Modality in Kwa Languages
This book explores the thesis that in the Kwa languages of West Africa, aspect and modality are more central to the grammar of the verb than tense.
Felix K. Ameka, Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu, 2008
4
Topics in Kwa Syntax
Enoch, O. Aboh, James Essegbey The mention of Kwa brings to the mind of the linguist phonological issues like downstep, A(dvanced) T(ongue) R(oot) vowel harmony, and syntactic puzzles such as serial verbs, logophoric pronouns and ...
Enoch Oladé Aboh, James Essegbey, 2009
5
This Place Called Absence
In Kwa's debut novel, four narrators tell two stories, one of a contemporary Chinese-Canadian psychologist mourning the death of her father, another of two Chinese prostitutes in early 20th century Singapore.
Lydia Kwa, 2003
6
Behind the Scenes at the WTO: The Real World of ...
The economic prospects of developing and developed countries alike are being shaped by the international negotiations in progress at the WTO.
Fatoumata Jawara, Aileen Kwa, 2004
7
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
65 Budget Debate Budget Debate 66 [Mr. Lalampaa] pombe bado hazijaongezwa. Bei ya pombe iliongezwa kwa kiwango kidogo sana. Kwa maoni yangu bei ya pombe ingeongezwa zaidi ili kuokoa nyongeza kwa bei ya petroli. Hii ni kwa ...
8
Kenya Gazette
Schedule — (Contd.) COAST PROVINCE KWALE DISTRICT Registration Unit Unit No. Place of Registration KWA/49 KWA/50 KWA/51 KWA/52 KWA/53 KWA/ 54 KWA/55 KWA/56 KWA/57 KWA/58 KWA/59 KWA/60 KWA/61 KWA/62 KWA/63  ...
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
431 Budget Debate titulxel Debtue 432 [Mr. Ggero] ya Kisii na Kericho, kulikuwa na wizi \va mifugo mwi- ngi sana. lakini kwa wakati <huu, unaweza kuona kwa- m 'ba watu wamefua-ta mvvito \va upendo, amani na umoja na hakuna wizi ...
10
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
1011 Committee of Ways and Means Committee of Ways and Means 1012 Mr. Makone: Ahsante sana, Bw. Mwenyekiti wa Muda, kwa kunipatia nafasi hii ili niweze kutoa maoni yangu juu ya Hoja hii. Bw. Mwenyekiti wa Muda, sina mengi ya ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KWA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kwa is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Raila holds talks with CCM presidential nominee John Magufuli
... of the online papers in Tanzania broke the news in Kiswahili, "Raila Odinga atua Dar es salaam kumtembelea Magufuli kwa kificho kikali“. «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
2
City of Flint officials hope to start replacing aging water pipes within …
Many of the contractors are currently busy working on the KWA pipeline, so we hope to have the project out for bid at the end of this year,” Croft ... «minbcnews.com, Jul 15»
3
NH widening to be delayed further - The Times of India
The Kerala water authority (KWA) is yet to replace pipes on the stretch. More serious is the case of felling of trees. The social forestry ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Luxury Hong Kong flat owners squabble over management company
... with accomplices to pay more than HK$44 million in bribes to rig the bids for three building renovation projects in Sha Tin and To Kwa Wan. «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
5
How barmaids' quarrel ended lives of 3 civilians at Stakishari Police
The Manager of the Kwa Swai Bar (located at Kwa Swai Area, Migombani street in Tabata suburb of Dar es salaam) Steven Gaspar Duma said: ... «IPPmedia, Jul 15»
6
Child work, schooling and mobility
School children walk to school in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa. Trevor Samson for the World Bank/Flickr. Creative Commons. Writing about ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
7
Ba bokaa le Morwa ba lwela molelwane
Phuthego e gape e ne e tsenwe ke Kgosi ya Bokaa Kgosi Sue Mosinyi le bagolo ba Bakaa, fa go tswa kwa ga Morwa go ne go eteletse Kgosi ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
8
Re itlhokomolositse banana – Magang
Go ya ka Magang, ga go thuse sepe gore lefatshe, le tswelele ka go baya madi ka bontsi kwa dipolokelong tsa mafatshe a sele ntswa itsholelo ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
9
Ba sekela serope
LETLHAKANE: E rile ka Mosupologo wa beke eno, basadi ba le babedi ba e leng banni ba kgotla ya Mokgobelele kwa motseng wa ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
10
Water finally for parched villages
The project, conceived by the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) two decades ... sets are nearing completion,” a senior KWA official told The Hindu . «The Hindu, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kwa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kwa>. Apr 2024 ».
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