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lawa

[la-wa]

pron

LanguageChickasaw

Meaning
  1. a lot
  2. This word acts as a pronoun to indicate a large quantity or a lot of something.
Examples

Minkoꞌat lawa chokoshkompa.

The chief bought a lot.

Piki lawa.

There is a lot of ice cream.

Pronunciationla-wa

Part of speechpron

Registerneutral

Usage noteUse this word when you want to highlight that there is more than enough of something. It is suitable for both everyday conversation and formal descriptions of quantity.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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