Malawi Lomwe
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dòga.
Verb
-lowa (infinitive = olowa)
- (dialectal, Ekokholani) to bewitch
References
- Kalinde, Patrick, Ellomwe - English Vocabulary: Emihavani and Ekokholani dialects, 2018
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq, compare Tagalog luha.
Noun
lowa
- tear
Sambali
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq, compare Tagalog luha.
Noun
lowâ
- tear
Scanian
Etymology
From Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic *lubōną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lɑ̀ʊːa], [lèʊːa], [lø̀ːʋa]
Verb
lowa (preterite singular lowade, supine lowað)
- to praise
- to promise
Swahili
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].
Pronunciation
Verb
-lowa (infinitive kulowa)
- to be soaked
Conjugation
| Conjugation of -lowa
|
| Positive present
|
-nalowa
|
| Subjunctive
|
-lowe
|
| Negative
|
-lowi
|
| Imperative singular
|
lowa
|
|
| Infinitives
|
| Positive
|
kulowa
|
| Negative
|
kutolowa
|
|
| Imperatives
|
| Singular
|
lowa
|
| Plural
|
loweni
|
|
| Tensed forms
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| Habitual
|
hulowa
|
| Positive past
|
positive subject concord + -lilowa
|
| Negative past
|
negative subject concord + -kulowa
|
|
| Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
ninalowa/nalowa
|
tunalowa
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| 2nd person
|
unalowa
|
mnalowa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
analowa
|
wanalowa
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -nalowa
|
|
| Negative present (negative subject concord + -lowi)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
silowi
|
hatulowi
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| 2nd person
|
hulowi
|
hamlowi
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
halowi
|
hawalowi
|
| other classes
|
negative subject concord + -lowi
|
|
| Positive future
|
positive subject concord + -talowa
|
| Negative future
|
negative subject concord + -talowa
|
|
| Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lowe)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nilowe
|
tulowe
|
| 2nd person
|
ulowe
|
mlowe
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
alowe
|
walowe
|
| other classes
|
positive subject concord + -lowe
|
|
| Negative subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -silowe
|
| Positive present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngelowa
|
| Negative present conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singelowa
|
| Positive past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -ngalilowa
|
| Negative past conditional
|
positive subject concord + -singalilowa
|
|
| Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
nalowa
|
twalowa
|
| 2nd person
|
walowa
|
mwalowa
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
alowa
|
walowa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
walowa
|
yalowa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
lalowa
|
yalowa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
chalowa
|
vyalowa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
yalowa
|
zalowa
|
| u(XI)
|
walowa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
kwalowa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
palowa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
mwalowa
|
|
|
| Perfect
|
positive subject concord + -melowa
|
| "Already"
|
positive subject concord + -meshalowa
|
| "Not yet"
|
negative subject concord + -jalowa
|
| "If/When"
|
positive subject concord + -kilowa
|
| "If not"
|
positive subject concord + -sipolowa
|
| Consecutive
|
kalowa / positive subject concord + -kalowa
|
| Consecutive subjunctive
|
positive subject concord + -kalowe
|
|
| Object concord (indicative positive)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| 1st person
|
-nilowa
|
-tulowa
|
| 2nd person
|
-kulowa
|
-walowa/-kuloweni/-waloweni
|
| 3rd person
|
m-wa(I/II)
|
-mlowa
|
-walowa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-ulowa
|
-ilowa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lilowa
|
-yalowa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-kilowa
|
-vilowa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-ilowa
|
-zilowa
|
| u(XI)
|
-ulowa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kulowa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-palowa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-mulowa
|
|
| Reflexive
|
-jilowa
|
|
| Relative forms
|
| General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lowa- + relative marker)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-lowaye
|
-lowao
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-lowao
|
-lowayo
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lowalo
|
-lowayo
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-lowacho
|
-lowavyo
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-lowayo
|
-lowazo
|
| u(XI)
|
-lowao
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-lowako
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-lowapo
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-lowamo
|
|
|
| Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lowa)
|
|
|
Singular
|
Plural
|
| m-wa(I/II)
|
-yelowa
|
-olowa
|
| m-mi(III/IV)
|
-olowa
|
-yolowa
|
| ji-ma(V/VI)
|
-lolowa
|
-yolowa
|
| ki-vi(VII/VIII)
|
-cholowa
|
-vyolowa
|
| n(IX/X)
|
-yolowa
|
-zolowa
|
| u(XI)
|
-olowa
|
see n(X) or ma(VI) class
|
| ku(XV/XVII)
|
-kolowa
|
|
| pa(XVI)
|
-polowa
|
|
| mu(XVIII)
|
-molowa
|
|
|
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| Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
lowa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)
- alternative form of loa
Anagrams
Tumbuka
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dòga.
Verb
-lowa (infinitive kulowa)
- to practice witchcraft
- to bewitch
- to poison food
References
- William Y. Turner (1996) Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary[1], Central Africana Limited, pages 66, 179
Xhosa
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lowa
- that over there, yonder; class 1 remote demonstrative.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lowa
- that over there, yonder; class 3 remote demonstrative.