kwɛ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kwe"

Ghomala'

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -wɛ

Noun

kwɛ class 3 singular of mkwɛ class 4

  1. game, amusement, joke
    Pə̂ŋkʉ̌ wə́ ma' kwɛ cwə̀pùŋ.The children are indulging in a bad game.

Adverb

kwɛ

  1. lightly
    Synonym: wák
    Ô də é nə́ ma' kwɛ.You are taking this lightly.

See also

References

  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)

Soo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Kuliak *kywɛh. Cognate with Nyang'i kwe, kwi and Ik cue.

Noun

kwɛ

  1. water

References