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Kwa
(kwä)n.
Any of several West African languages belonging to the Niger-Congo language family, including Ewe.
[From Kwa -kwa, people.]
Kwa adj.
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Kwa
(kwɑː)n
(Languages) a group of languages, now generally regarded as a branch of the Niger-Congo family, spoken in an area of W Africa extending from Côte d'Ivoire to E Nigeria and including Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, and Ibo
adj
(Languages) relating to or belonging to this group of languages
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Kwa
(kwɑ)n.
a language family of West Africa, a branch of the Niger-Congo family, that includes Akan, Ewe, Yoruba, Edo, and other languages spoken from S Nigeria westward to Liberia.
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Noun | 1. | Kwa - a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria Niger-Congo - a family of African language spoken in west Africa Akan - a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast Ewe - a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin |
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