kwɛ

See also: kwe, kwé, kwè, kwe', and kwɛ́

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

• kwí
• kwínyə́
• kwítə́

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

• Roger Blench, A dictionary of So, a Nilo-Saharan language of NE Uganda (2010), page 27