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mawa

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Meaning

a- plur. (li/ma) kind of very strong beer which is fermented in a calabash inside of the house.

mawa, a- plur. (li/ma) kind of very strong beer which is fermented in a calabash inside of the house.

Related Words
mawaggali a- plur. (li/ma) obstinacy; pride, conceit; self-centeredness, with the -a of rel. obstinate; proud, cf. eggwaggali. mawangwa a- adv. naturally; properly. cf. obuwangwa. mawano a- plur. of ejjano, q.v. mawanvuwanvu a- adv. lengthwise, cf. -wanvu. maweno interj. of surprise cf. amawano (under ejjano). maw- the initial element of the plur. of many nouns with singulars in ggw-: ggwanga — mawanga nation-s. mawale (la) stubborn/intractible/rebellious person. mukomamawanga o- (mu/mi) kind of fruit tree similar in appearance to the guava but larger and more watery. munnaggwanga o- plur. bannaggwanga or bannamawanga (mu/ba) foreigner. cf. leggwanga. munnamawanga o- (mu/ba) foreigner. See munnaggwanga.