lowa

Malawi Lomwe

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dòga (“to bewitch”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *lòg- (“to bewitch”).

Verb

-lowa (infinitive olowa)

1. (dialectal, Ekokholani) to bewitch

References

• Kalinde, Patrick, Ellomwe - English Vocabulary: Emihavani and Ekokholani dialects, 2018

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq, compare Tagalog luha.

Noun

lowa

1. tear

Sambali

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq, compare Tagalog luha.

Noun

lowâ

1. tear

Scanian

Etymology

From Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic *lubōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɑ̀ʊːa], [lèʊːa], [lø̀ːʋa]

Verb

lowa (preterite singular lowade, supine lowað)

1. to praise
2. to promise

Swahili

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-lowa (infinitive kulowa)

1. to be soaked

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lowa
Positive present -nalowa Subjunctive -lowe Negative -lowi Imperative singular lowa
Infinitives
Positive kulowa Negative kutolowa
Imperatives
Singular lowa Plural loweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulowa Positive past positive subject concord + -lilowa Negative past negative subject concord + -kulowa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalowa) Singular Plural 1st person ninalowa/nalowa tunalowa 2nd person unalowa mnalowa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) analowa wanalowa other classes positive subject concord + -nalowa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -lowi) Singular Plural 1st person silowi hatulowi 2nd person hulowi hamlowi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) halowi hawalowi other classes negative subject concord + -lowi
Positive future positive subject concord + -talowa Negative future negative subject concord + -talowa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -lowe) Singular Plural 1st person nilowe tulowe 2nd person ulowe mlowe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowe walowe other classes positive subject concord + -lowe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silowe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelowa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelowa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilowa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilowa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alowa) Singular Plural 1st person nalowa twalowa 2nd person walowa mwalowa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) alowa walowa m-mi(III/IV) walowa yalowa ji-ma(V/VI) lalowa yalowa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalowa vyalowa n(IX/X) yalowa zalowa u(XI) walowa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwalowa pa(XVI) palowa mu(XVIII) mwalowa
Perfect positive subject concord + -melowa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshalowa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalowa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kilowa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipolowa Consecutive kalowa / positive subject concord + -kalowa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalowe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nilowa -tulowa 2nd person -kulowa -walowa/-kuloweni/-waloweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlowa -walowa m-mi(III/IV) -ulowa -ilowa ji-ma(V/VI) -lilowa -yalowa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilowa -vilowa n(IX/X) -ilowa -zilowa u(XI) -ulowa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kulowa pa(XVI) -palowa mu(XVIII) -mulowa Reflexive -jilowa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lowa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -lowaye -lowao m-mi(III/IV) -lowao -lowayo ji-ma(V/VI) -lowalo -lowayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -lowacho -lowavyo n(IX/X) -lowayo -lowazo u(XI) -lowao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -lowako pa(XVI) -lowapo mu(XVIII) -lowamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lowa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yelowa -olowa m-mi(III/IV) -olowa -yolowa ji-ma(V/VI) -lolowa -yolowa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholowa -vyolowa n(IX/X) -yolowa -zolowa u(XI) -olowa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kolowa pa(XVI) -polowa mu(XVIII) -molowa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -lowea
  • Causative: -lowesha
  • Reciprocal: -lowana
  • Stative: -loweka

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈloa/ [ˈloː.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -oa
• Syllabification: lo‧wa

Noun

lowa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

1. alternative form of loa

Anagrams

• walo

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dòga (“to bewitch”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *lòg- (“to bewitch”).

Verb

-lowa (infinitive kulowa)

1. to practice witchcraft
2. to bewitch
3. to poison food

References

• William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎^[1], Central Africana Limited, pages 66, 179

Xhosa

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• laa

Pronoun

lowa

1. 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.)

Alternative forms

• laa

Pronoun

lowa

1. that over there, yonder; class 3 remote demonstrative.