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kwa akwā

verb

LanguageIgbo (Nigeria)

Meaning
  1. cry; weep
  2. cry
  3. To shed tears or make sounds because of sadness or pain.
Examples

Nwatakịrị ahụ na-kwa akwā n'ihi agụụ.

The child is crying because of hunger.

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis is the standard way to express the act of weeping in Igbo.

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kwa akwā in other languages

Source: Wikidata lexemes (CC0-1.0), adapted.