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Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq , from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq , compare Tagalog luha .
Noun
lowa
tear
Sambali
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq , from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq , compare Tagalog luha .
Noun
lowâ
tear
Scanian
Etymology
From Old Norse lofa , from Proto-Germanic *lubōną .
Pronunciation
Verb
lowa (preterite singular lowade , supine lowað )
to praise
to promise
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-lowa (infinitive kulowa )
to be soaked
Conjugation
Conjugation of -lowa
Positive present
-na lowa
Subjunctive
-lowe
Negative
-lowi
Imperative singular
lowa
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hulowa
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li lowa
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku lowa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na lowa)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nalowa/na lowa
tu nalowa
2nd person
u nalowa
m nalowa
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nalowa
wa nalowa
other classes
positive subject concord + -na lowa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lowi )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si lowi
hatu lowi
2nd person
hu lowi
ham lowi
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha lowi
hawa lowi
other classes
negative subject concord + -lowi
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta lowa
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta lowa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lowe )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni lowe
tu lowe
2nd person
u lowe
m lowe
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a lowe
wa lowe
other classes
positive subject concord + -lowe
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si lowe
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge lowa
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe lowa
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali lowa
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali lowa
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me lowa
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha lowa
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja lowa
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki lowa
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo lowa
Consecutive
kalowa / positive subject concord + -ka lowa
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka lowe
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Noun
lowa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ )
Alternative form of loa
Anagrams
Xhosa
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronoun
lowa
that over there , yonder ; class 1 remote demonstrative.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronoun
lowa
that over there , yonder ; class 3 remote demonstrative.