kwa.
[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] inflected form of -a
Meaning & usage
[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] inflected form of -a by, with, -ly (used before nouns to form adverbs of manner, instrument, etc.)
[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] inflected form of -a for
[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] inflected form of -a from
[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku class|ku class_((XV))]] inflected form of -a Makes fractions where the numerator is not one, in the format denominator kwa numerator.
[[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ku locative class|ku class_((XVII))]] inflected form of -a
chumbani kwa mama yangu
Where this word comes from
Potentially from Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á- (“Class 15 possessive concord”). Cognate with Chichewa kwa (“Class 15 associative particle”) and Nyungwe kwa (“Class 15 associative particle”).
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