hwə

See also: hwe and hwə́

Ghomala'

Noun

hwə class 3/5 singular of mhwə class 4 needs tone(s) (lexical tone unattested)

  1. leaf, medicine
    Synonym: ghɛ̌
    Gəgɛ̌ há hwə bə̂m. ― The physician have me the medicine
    Tânyə̌ káp hwə foghám. ― Tagne picked a leaf of Baobab.
    Mhwə̌ kɔ́k. ― The leaves are few.
    Ě mi hwə̂ tsyə́ kə́kɔ́. ― He/she can't swallow his/her medicine.
    Pǔ páp hwə tə́ nə́ bú msɛ́. ― We heat the leaf used to wrap the couscous.
    Pû də mhwə bú msɛ́. ― We wrap couscous in leaves.

See also

References

  • Erika Eichholzer (editor) et al, Dictionnaire ghomala’ (2002)
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