tuwo

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Ewe

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Noun

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tuwo

  1. plural of tu

Hausa

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Tuwon shinkafa. (Rice porridge.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tú.wóː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [tʊ́.wóː]

Noun

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tuwō m (possessed form tuwon)

  1. swallow or porridge, a category solid meals made from rice, corn or millet flour taken with a range of soups, akin to ugali or nshima

Descendants

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  • Akan: tuo
  • Yoruba: túwó
  • English: tuwo

Javanese

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Adjective

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tuwo

  1. Nonstandard spelling of tuwa.

Tandaganon

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Tandaganon cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tuwo
    Ordinal : ikatuwo

Etymology

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From Proto-Bisayan *təlu, from Proto-Central Philippine * təlu, from Proto-Philippine *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu. Cognate with Cebuano tulo and Tausug .

Numeral

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tuwó

  1. three

Alternative forms

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