twara

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See also: t̪wara

Kikuyu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /twaɾa/

Verb[edit]

twara (infinitive gũtwara)

to take, to conduct, to convey (to)^[1]

Derived terms[edit]

(Verbs)

gũtwarĩra (“(to someone)”)

References[edit]

^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960) Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom‎^[1], Edinburgh: William Blackwood & Sons, page 21

Rwanda-Rundi[edit]

Verb[edit]

-twâra (infinitive gutwâra, perfective -twâye)

carry, transport
govern
(Kinyarwanda) drive (a vehicle)
Synonym: (Rundi) -gendesha

Derived terms[edit]

umutware (“chief”)
umutwaro (“burden”)

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