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wa

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Meaning

O- plur. aba. the form of the -a of rel. used after nouns of the mu/ba and la classes. Also used as the initial element of many noun phrases relating to persons. It implies a preceding omuntu (abantu), person(s). amawulire, news; ow'amawulire, journalist (plur. ab'amawulire). ebigere, feet; ow'ebigere, pedestrian.

wa, O- plur. aba. the form of the -a of rel. used after nouns of the mu/ba and la classes. Also used as the initial element of many noun phrases relating to persons. It implies a preceding omuntu (abantu), person(s). amawulire, news; ow'amawulire, journalist (plur. ab'amawulire). ebigere, feet; ow'ebigere, pedestrian.

Related Words
wa (-wadde tnpadde) v.tr. give, waayo (with the encl. -yo) give away; give up; offer, kuwa mukisa, to give a blessing to, to bless, kuwa ngal wa- adv. formative of place component of wano, wali, wantu, waliwo, ewaffe, etc., q.v. waaba (-waabye) also wawaaba v.i. complain lodge a complaint, file a charge (usually in a legal sense), v.tr. lodge (a complaint), okuwaaba omusango, to lodge a complaint, f waabira (-waabidde) v.tr. appl. file a against accuse. waaboffe waabommwe, waaboobwe These constructions, usually following a personal noun such as mwana, are composed of the -a of rel. + -bo- + waabya (-waabizza) waabisa (-waabisizza) v.tr. caus. 1 & 2 cause to lodge a complaint; complain using/employing. cf. omuwaabi, omuwawaabirwa, empaaba waala (-wadde mpadde) v.i. catch smallpox. cf. kawaali. waana (-waanye mpaanye) v.tr. praise excessively; flatter. waanibwa (-waaniddwa) v.i. pass be praised/boasted about. waanirira (-waaniridde) v.tr. appl. 2 flatter continually praise all the time. waanyisa (-waanyisizza mpaanyisizza) v.tr. exchange; change, okuwaanyisa ssente, to change money. waanyisaganya (-waanyisaganyizza) v.tr. recip. caus. okuwaanyisaganya ebirowoozo to exchange ideas with each other. cf. empaanyisaganya.