wema

See also: wémà

Gun

Etymology

Cognate with Fon wémà, Gen wémà, Saxwe Gbe wemá (“paper”), Adja wema.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wé.mã̀/

Noun

wémà (plural wémà lɛ́ or wémà lẹ́)

  1. book
    Synonym: òwé
    É xɔ̀ wémà lɛ́ kpɔ́ / É họ̀ wémà lẹ́ pọ́ ― She bought many books

References

  1. http://lingphil.mit.edu/papers/degraff/aboh_and_degraff_2014_bare_noun_phrases_in_Haitian_Creole_and_Gungbe.pdf

Mapudungun

Preposition

wema (Raguileo spelling)

  1. before

Swahili

Etymology

From w- +‎ -ema (“good”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

wema class XI (no plural)

  1. goodness, kindness
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