ruwa

Central Tunebo

Etymology

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Noun

ruwa

1. edible animal, meat

Declension

Declension of ruwa

	singular	plural
isolated	ruwa	—
ergative	ruwat	—
absolutive	ruw	—
genitive	ruway	—
vocative	ruwu	—

Derived terms

• rih ruwa (“edible fish”)
• ruw canisa (“sausage”)
• ruwa rauwa
• ruwa timá (“lard”)

References

• Headland, Edna Romayne (1997) “ruwa”, in Diccionario Bilingüe Uw Cuwa (Tunebo)-Español Español - Uw Cuwa (Tunebo) con una gramática uw cuwa (tuneba)‎^[1], Bogotá: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, →ISBN, page 172.

Hausa

Etymology 1

A borrowing of unclear origin, cognate to Galambu rwa (“river”). Blench suggests a derivation from Nupoid Volta-Niger; compare Nupe nuwan and Gbari nua.

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ɽú.wáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽʊ́.wáː]
• (adverb) IPA^(key): /ɽú.wá/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽʊ́.wə́]

Noun

ruwā m (plural ruwā̀yē, possessed form ruwan)

1. water
2. liquid, juice
3. interest (money)
4. color

   Synonym: launi

Adverb

ruwa

1. in the water

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɽú.wáː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽʊ́.wáː]

Noun

ruwā m (plural ruwā̀yē, possessed form ruwan)

1. blade (of knife or axe)