ìwà
noun
/ì.wà/
ùà (alternative, Ekiti), ùwà (alternative)
Definitions
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character, behavior
Used inakọ́mọníwàaṣùwàhùwàìwà pẹ̀lẹ́ìwàkíwà
Other entries with this spelling
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Etymology
From ì- (“nominalizing prefix”) + wà (“to be; to exist”)
Component words
ì-nominalizing prefixwàto be; to exist
Possibly used in
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iwájúnoun
“iwájú” lists “iwá” as a word built from it. No word here is spelled that way, so this page was matched to it by ignoring tone marks. It may be a misspelling, or “iwá” may be a word nobody has written up yet.
iwájú
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frontA person's individual identity and a collective community identity.
Source: Wiktionary · etymology 1,
where this word is spelled “iwa”.
Reference:
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