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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

gawa.

to divide (split or separate into two or more parts)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to divide (split or separate into two or more parts)

  2. to share, distribute

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *-gàba Proto-Sabaki *-gawa Swahili gawa Inherited from Proto-Sabaki *-gawa, from Proto-Bantu *-gàba. In Sabaki, cognate with Kipfokomo -gawa. Other Bantu cognates include Rwanda-Rundi -gaba and Zulu -aba.

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