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{{also|Appendix:Variations of "wa"}}
==Translingual==

===Symbol===
{{mul-symbol}}

# {{ISO 639|1}}

===See also===
* {{langcat|wa}}

==English==

===Etymology 1===
{{rfe|en}}{{attn|cal}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun|?}}
{{wikipedia|Wa (watercraft)}}

# A [[traditional]] [[proa]]-style [[outrigger]] [[canoe]] of the [[Caroline Islands]].

===Etymology 2===
From {{bor|en|th|วา}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|wa}}
{{wikipedia|Wa (unit)}}

# A [[Thai]] [[unit]] of [[length]], traditionally comparable to a [[fathom]], and now officially equal to two [[metre]]s.

===Etymology 3===
From {{bor|en|ja|和|tr=wa}}.

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}
{{wikipedia|Wa (Japanese culture)}}

# In [[Japanese]] society, the favouring of a [[harmonious]] [[community]] over one's personal interests.

===Etymology 4===
{{head-lite|en|symbols|langname=English}}
# {{lb|en|stenoscript}} {{abbreviation of|en|where}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aw|aw}}

{{C|en|Units of measure}}

==Afrikaans==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|af|nl|wagen}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|af|/vɑː/}}
* {{audio|af|LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-wa.wav}}

===Noun===
{{af-noun|waens|waentjie}}

# [[wagon]]
# [[cart]]
# [[automobile]], [[car]]

====Synonyms====
* {{sense|car}} {{l|af|kar}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|af
|polisiewa
|sleepwa
}}

==Amele==

===Noun===
{{head|aey|noun}}

# [[water]]

===References===
* John R. Roberts, ''[http://www.sil.org/pacific/png/pubs/928474542321/amele_opd.pdf Amele Organised Phonology Data]'' (1998)

==Anguthimri==

===Noun===
{{head|awg|noun}}

# {{lb|awg|Mpakwithi}} [[grey]] [[hair]]

===References===
* Terry Crowley, ''The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri'' (1981), page 189

==Antillean Creole==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|gcf|fr|roi}}.

===Noun===
{{head|gcf|noun}}

# [[king]]

==Atong (India)==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|aot|sit-pro|*s/p-wa}}. Cognate with {{cog|grt|wa||tooth, tusk}}, {{cog|kac|wa||tooth}}, {{cog|my|သွား}}, and {{cog|bo|སོ}}.

===Noun===
{{aot-noun}}

# [[tooth]], [[tusk]]

===References===
* {{R:aot:Breugel}}

{{c|aot|Anatomy}}

==Bambara==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|bm|[wà]}}

===Particle===
{{head|bm|particle}}

# {{non-gloss|final interrogative particle on a yes/no question}}

==Baoule==

===Adverb===
{{head|bci|adverb}}

# [[here]]

==Bassa==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|bsq|[wā]}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|bsq|pronoun}}

# [[they]], [[them]]

===Verb===
{{head|bsq|verb}}

# to [[break]]

===References===
* [https://cefliberia.org/bassa/bassa-dictionary/ Bassa-English Dictionary]
* 2007. [http://archive.phonetics.ucla.edu/Language/BSQ/bsq.html The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive]. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

==Bau==

===Noun===
{{head|bbd|noun}}

# [[water]]

===Further reading===
* Hans van der Meer, ''[http://www-01.sil.org/pacific/png/pubs/928474531032/Bau_OPD_Update.pdf Bau Organized Phonology Data]''

==Butmas-Tur==

===Noun===
{{head|bnr|noun}}

# [[water]]

===References===
* Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). [https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015506/https://abvd.shh.mpg.de/publications/index.php?pub=Greenhill_et_al2008 The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics]. ''[http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.4137/EBO.S893 Evolutionary Bioinformatics]'', 4:271-283.

==Canela==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ram-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{head|ram|noun form}}

# {{inflection of|ram|xwa||3}}

==Egyptian==

===Romanization===
{{head|egy|romanization}}

# {{egy-alt tr|wꜥ|type=Manuel de Codage}}

==Etulo==

===Verb===
{{head|utr|verb|head=wā}}

# [[drink]]
#: ''ḿ '''w'''ēnî'' — ''I '''drink''' water''<!--imperfective-->
#: ''ḿ '''w'''ēnī'' — ''I '''drank''' water''<!--perfective-->

===References===
* Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, ''Fundamentals of Phonetics, Phonology and Tonology'' (2008)

==Garo==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|grt|wagam}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|grt|sit-pro|*s/p-wa}}. Cognate with {{cog|kac|wa||tooth}}, {{cog|my|သွား}}, and {{cog|bo|སོ}}.

===Noun===
{{head|grt|noun}}

# [[tooth]]

{{C|grt|Anatomy}}

==Gele'==

===Noun===
{{head|sbc|noun}}

# [[water]]

==German==

===Etymology 1===
From dialectal {{m|de|wat||what}}.

====Pronunciation 1====
* {{IPA|de|/va/}}
** {{IPA|de|[vɐ̠]|a=Berlin}}

=====Particle=====
{{head|de|particle}}

# {{lb|de|colloquial|regional|parts of northern and central Germany}} [[right]]?; is it?; is it not?
#: {{syn|de|ne|oder|gell|Thesaurus:nicht wahr}}
#: {{ux|de|Wir müssen da lang, '''wa?'''|We need to go this way, '''don't we?'''}}

====Pronunciation 2====
* {{IPA|de|/vah/|/vhah/}}
** {{IPA|de|[ʋæh]|[ʋhæh]}} {{q|parts of northern Germany}}

=====Particle=====
{{head|de|particle}}

# {{lb|de|colloquial|potentially rude}} [[what]], [[huh]] {{gloss|expresses that something was extremely hard to understand acoustically or outlandish in content}}
#: {{syn|de|hä|hüä|;|was}}

======Usage notes======
* Also spelled {{m|de|wat}}. Especially common in Hamburg and western Holstein, where dialects traditionally drop final /t/ (especially after fricatives).

===Etymology 2===

====Pronoun====
{{head|de|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns}}

# {{lb|de|colloquial}} {{pronunciation spelling of|de|wir}}

==Gilbertese==

===Noun===
{{head|gil|noun}}

# [[pirogue]]

==Gun==

===Etymology===
Stemming from the possible {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*bá}}, {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*vá}}, {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*wá}}, or {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*ɓá}}. Cognates include {{cog|fon|wá}}, {{cog|sxw|va}}, {{cog|ajg|va}}, {{cog|ee|va}}. Possibly also cognates with {{cog|yo|wá}}, {{cog|its|wá}}, {{cog|ulb|wá}}

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|guw|/wá/}}

===Verb===
{{head|guw|verb|head=wá}}

# to [[come]]

==Haitian Creole==

===Alternative forms===
* {{l|ht|rwa}}

===Etymology===
From {{der|ht|fr|roi||king}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|ht|/wa/}}

===Noun===
{{head|ht|noun}}

# [[king]]

====See also====
* {{l|ht|rèn}}

==Ifè==

===Alternative forms===
*{{alter|ife|وَ}}

===Etymology===
cognate with {{cog|yo|wá}}

====Pronunciation====
{{rfp|ife}}

====Verb====
{{head|ife|verb|wá}}

# [[come]]

==Jamaican Creole==

===Etymology===
{{der+|jam|en|what}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|jam|/wa/}}

===Determiner===
{{jam-det}}

# [[what]]
#: {{ux|jam|'''Wa''' yu se?|'''What''' did you say?}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:jam:majstro.com}}

==Japanese==

===Romanization===
{{ja-romaji}}

# {{Latn-def|ja|syllable|わ|ワ|wa}}
# {{Latn-def|ja|syllable|は|ハ|wa}} {{q|as particle}}
# {{Latn-def|ja|syllable|-|ウァ|wa}}

==Kapampangan==

===Interjection===
{{head|pam|interjection}}

# [[yes]]
#: {{ant|pam|ali}}

==Kashubian==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|csb|sla-pro|*va}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{csb-pr}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|csb|pronoun}}

# {{ng|second-person plural pronoun}}; [[you]]

====Declension====
{{csb-decl-wa}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:csb:SPK|wy}}
* {{R:csb:ISKJ|+|5363}}

==Kituba==

===Verb===
{{head|ktu|verb}}

# to [[hear]]

==Kumeyaay==

===Noun===
{{head|nai-kum|noun}}

# [[house]]

==Ladino==

===Etymology===
Probably from {{bor|lad|ary|ايوه|tr=iwa}}.

===Interjection===
{{head|lad|interjection}}

# {{lb|lad|Haketia}} [[so]] {{gloss|used to introduce a new conversation or topic}}

==Lingala==

===Verb===
{{head|ln|verb}}

# to [[die]]

==Lorediakarkar==

===Noun===
{{head|lnn|noun}}

# [[water]]

==Mandarin==

===Romanization===
{{cmn-pinyin}}

# {{cmn-pinyin of|哇}}

{{cmn-pinyin|notr=1}}

# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|wā}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|wá}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|wǎ}}
# {{nonstandard spelling of|cmn|sc=Latn|wà}}

====Usage notes====
* {{cmn-toneless-note}}

==Marshallese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|mh|poz-mic-pro|*waxa}}, from {{inh|mh|poz-oce-pro|*waga}}, from {{inh|mh|pqe-pro|*waŋka}}, from {{inh|mh|poz-cet-pro|*waŋka}}. Cognate with {{cog|mi|waka}}, {{cog|to|vaka}}, {{cog|haw|waʻa}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{mh-ipa-rows|wah}}

===Noun===
{{mh-head|noun}}

# [[canoe]], [[ship]], [[boat]]
# [[vehicle]]

===References===
* {{meod-ref|MED2W.htm#wa}}

{{topics|mh|Vehicles|Watercraft}}

==Mokilese==

===Verb===
{{head|mkj|verb}}

# to carry

====Derived terms====
* {{l|mkj|wahdo}}
* {{l|mkj|wahla}}

==Muong==

===Etymology===
From {{bor|mtq|zh|-}} {{ltc-l|花}}. Cognate with {{cog|vi|hoa}}.

===Pronunciation===
*{{IPA|mtq|/waː¹/|[waː¹ ~ βaː¹]}}

===Noun===
{{mtq-noun}}

# {{lb|mtq|Mường Bi}} [[flower]]
#: {{syn|mtq|pông}}

==Northern Ndebele==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nd|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{nd-verb|wa}}

# to [[fall]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|nd}}

==Northern Sotho==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nso|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{head|nso|verb}}

# to [[fall]]

==Oirata==

===Noun===
{{head|oia|noun}}

# [[pea]], [[bean]]

==Old English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|ang|wei|wǣ}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*wai}}, from {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*wai}}, from {{inh|ang|ine-pro|*wai}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{ang-IPA|wā}}

===Interjection===
{{head-lite|ang|interjections|head=wā}}

# [[woe]]! [[alas]]! {{gloss|expression of grief or anguish}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|ang|wā lā wā}}

===Adverb===
{{ang-adv|wā}}

# [[woe]], [[ill]]

====Related terms====
* {{l|ang|wāwa}}
* {{l|ang|wēa}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|enm|wa|wo|woo}}
** {{desc|en|woe}}
** {{desc|sco|wa|wae}}

==Old Javanese==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|kaw|poz-pro|*baʀah}}.

===Noun===
{{head|kaw|noun}}

# [[ember]], glowing [[coal]]

==Ottawa==

===Pronoun===
{{head|otw|pronoun|g=an-s|plural|niwi|obviative|giwi}}

# [[that]]

===References===
* {{R:oj:Valentine:2001|page=123}}

==Panim==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|pnr|/wæ/}}

===Noun===
{{head|pnr|noun}}

# [[water]]

===Further reading===
* ''[http://talkingdictionary.swarthmore.edu/panim/about/ Panim Talking Dictionary]''

==Peranakan Indonesian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|pea|zh|-}} {{der|pea|nan-hbl|-}} {{zh-l|我|tr=óa|t=[[I]], [[me]], [[my]]}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|pea|pronoun}}

# [[I]]; [[me]]; [[my]] (first person pronoun)

==Phuthi==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|bnt-phu|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{bnt-phu-verb|wa}}

# to [[fall]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|bnt-phu}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|pl|sla-pro|*va}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|-|MB=#}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|pl|pronoun}}

# {{ng|first-person dual pronoun}}; [[we]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:Wasilewski:1889||248}}

==Polonombauk==

===Noun===
{{head|plb|noun}}

# [[water]]

==Sa==

===Noun===
{{head|sax|noun}}

# [[water]]

==Scots==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|sco|waa|waw}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|sco|enm|wal}}, from {{inh|sco|ang|weall}}, from {{inh|sco|gmw-pro|*wall}}, from {{der|sco|la|vallum}}.

===Noun===
{{sco-noun}}

# [[wall]]

===References===
* {{R:Dictionary of the Scots Language|pos=n., v|url=https://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/wa_n_v|accessdate=24 May 2024|source=SND}}

==Shark Bay==

===Noun===
{{head|ssv|noun}}

# [[water]]

==Slovincian==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|zlw-slv|ine-bsl-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}
{{inh+|zlw-slv|sla-pro|*va}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{zlw-slv-pr}}

===Pronoun===
{{h|zlw-slv|pronoun}}

# {{ng|second person dual pronoun}} [[you]] [[two]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:zlw-slv:SW|vã|1253}}

==Sotho==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{head|st|verb}}

# to [[fall]]

==Sumerian==

===Romanization===
{{sux-rom}}

# {{romanization of|sux|𒉿|tr=wa}}

==Swahili==

===Pronunciation===
* {{audio|sw|Sw-ke-wa.flac|a=Kenya}}

===Etymology 1===

====Verb====
{{sw-verb}}

# to [[be]]
#: {{uxi|sw|Wewe '''ni''' nani?|Who '''are''' you?}}
# {{lb|sw|in positive present}} to [[become]]
#: {{uxi|sw|Ina'''kuwa''' baridi.|It is '''getting''' cold.}}
# {{lb|sw|auxiliary}} {{n-g|dummy verb that takes tense marking while the main verb takes aspect marking}}
#: {{uxi|sw|nili'''kuwa''' ninaandika|I '''was''' writing}}
# {{lb|sw|with specified location}} {{inflection of|sw|[[wapo|-wapo]], [[wako|-wako]], or [[wamo|-wamo]]||stem}}
# {{lb|sw|with {{m|sw|na}} or a form thereof}} {{inflection of|sw|wa na|-wa na|stem}}

=====Conjugation=====
{{sw-conj}}

===Etymology 2===

====Particle====
{{head|sw|particle form}}

# {{sw-adj form of|a|a}}
# {{sw-adj form of|wa|a}}

==Tagalog==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr}}

====Interjection====
{{tl-head|interjection|b=+}}

# [[shoo]]; {{n-g|used to drive away pigs and other animals}}
# {{n-g|used to express surprise, dismay, or sometimes a joke}}

=====See also=====
{{col3|tl|su|tse|supi}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr|wâ}}

====Interjection====
{{tl-head|interjection|wâ|b=+}}

# {{n-g|said to make small children and babies laugh}} {{q|usually said when playing peekaboo}}

===Etymology 3===
Influenced by Baybayin character {{m|tl|{{tl-bay sc|wa}}}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{tl-pr}}

====Noun====
{{tl-noun|b=+}}

# {{tl-letter name|W|w|alph=abak}}
#: {{syn|tl|dobolyu|q1=in the Filipino alphabet}}

====See also====
{{col3|tl|wawa|wa epek}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Pambansang Diksiyonaryo}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|tl|a=aw|aw}}

==Tapayuna==

===Etymology 1===
From {{inh|sai-tap|sai-nje-pro|*ba||I}} < {{inh|sai-tap|sai-cer-pro|*waj’||I}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|sai-tap|[ˈwa]}}

====Pronoun====
{{head|sai-tap|pronoun}}

# [[I]] (''nominative case'')

===Etymology 2===
From {{inh|sai-tap|sai-nje-pro|*mba||liver}} < {{inh|sai-tap|sai-cer-pro|*mba||liver}} < {{inh|sai-tap|sai-jee-pro|*mba||liver}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|sai-tap|[ˈw̃a]}}

====Noun====
{{head|sai-tap|noun}}

# [[liver]]

==Ternate==

===Etymology===
Shortening of the negation particle {{m|tft|ua}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|tft|[ˈwa]}}

===Particle===
{{head|tft|particle}}

# {{n-g|sentence-final confirmation particle}}; [[isn't it]]?
#: {{uxi|tft|Bira moi rai, '''wa'''?|t=The rice is already finished, '''right'''?}}
# {{n-g|sentence-final that indicates the speaker knows or should know what is being said}}
#: {{uxi|tft|Ngori tonyodi kolano ua, '''wa'''.|t=I did not see the king, '''as you know'''.}}
#: {{ux|tft|Piring ma riha, '''wa'''; ngomi ino misibela romodidi se ngomi.|t=We divide the plates (red, '''as you know''') between the two of us.|lit=The plates that are red '''as you know'''; we here divided them into two for us.}}

===References===
* {{R:tft:Hayami-Allen:2001}}

==Torres Strait Creole==

===Adverb===
{{head|tcs|adverb}}

# [[yes]]

==Tsonga==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ts|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{head|ts|verb}}

# to [[fall]]

==Tswana==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|tn|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{head|tn|verb}}

# to [[fall]]

==Unami==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|unm|[wa]}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|unm|pronoun}}

# [[this]] (''animate'')

====See also====
{{unm-demonstrative pronouns}}

==Venda==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|ve|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{head|ve|verb}}

# to [[fall]]

==West Flemish==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|vls|gem-pro|*hwat}}, from {{inh|vls|ine-pro|*kʷod}}.

===Pronoun===
{{head|vls|pronoun}}

# {{lb|vls|interrogative}} [[what]]

==West Frisian==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|fy|gem-pro|inh=1}}
From {{inh|fy|ofs|hwā}}, from {{inh|fy|gmw-pro|*hwaʀ}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|fy|/vaː/}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|fy|pronoun|cat2=interrogative pronouns}}

# [[who]] (interrogative)
#: {{usex|fy|'''Wa''' binne jo?|'''Who''' are you?}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|fy|wa't}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:WFT|112507|I}}

==West Makian==

===Etymology 1===

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|mqs|/wa/}}

====Verb====
{{head|mqs|verb}}

# {{lb|mqs|intransitive}} to [[stay]]

=====Conjugation=====
{{mqs-conj|1}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
* {{IPA|mqs|/wa/}}

====Adverb====
{{head|mqs|adverb}}

# [[also]]

===References===
* {{R:mqs:Voorhoeve:1982}}

==Woleaian==

===Etymology===
Cognate with {{cognate|mkj|war|t=canoe}}

===Noun===
{{head|woe|noun}}

# [[canoe]]

{{topics|woe|Watercraft}}

==Xhosa==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{xh-verb|wa}}

# {{lb|xh|intransitive}} to [[fall]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|xh|verb}}

==Yoruba==

===Alternative forms===
*{{alter|yo|وَ}}

===Etymology 1===
Cognate with {{cog|igl|wa}} 

====Pronunciation====
*{{yo-IPA|wa}}

====Determiner====
{{yo-pos|determiner|wa}}

# [[our]] {{gl|first-person plural possessive pronoun}}

=====See also=====
{{yo-possessive pronouns}}

===Etymology 2===

====Pronunciation====
*{{yo-IPA|wà}}

====Verb====
{{yo-verb|wà}}

# to [[be]] {{gl|have a location in space}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|yo
|{{l|yo|ìwà|t=character}}
|{{l|yo|ọmọlúàbí, ọmọlúwàbí|t=person of good character}}
|{{l|yo|wíwà|t=existence}}}}

===Etymology 3===
From {{inh|yo|alv-edk-pro|*wá}} compare with the {{cog|alv-gbe-pro|*bá}}, {{cog|alv-gbe-pro|*vá}}, {{cog|alv-gbe-pro|*wá}}, or {{cog|alv-gbe-pro|*ɓá}}. Cognates include {{cog|fon|wá}}, {{cog|guw|wá}}, {{cog|ajg|vá}}, {{cog|sxw|va}}, {{cog|ee|va}} from the Gbe languages, in addition to {{cog|ak|bra}}, {{cog|ak|ba}}, {{cog|nko|ba}}

====Pronunciation====
*{{yo-IPA|wá}}

====Verb====
{{yo-verb|wá}}

# [[come]]
#: {{syn|yo|bọ̀}}

====Synonyms====
{{dialect synonyms|yo|wá}}

===Etymology 4===

====Pronunciation====
*{{yo-IPA|wá}}

====Verb====
{{yo-verb|wá}}

# to [[look]] for

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|yo
|{{l|yo|wájà|t=look for a fight}}}}

===Etymology 5===

====Pronunciation====
*{{yo-IPA|wà}}

====Verb====
{{yo-verb|wà}}

# to [[drive]]

=====Derived terms=====
{{der3|yo
|{{l|yo|wakọ̀|t=to drive a car}}}}

==Zacatepec Chatino==

===Pronoun===
{{head|ctz|pronoun|cat2=personal pronouns}}

# [[we]] ''(exclusive)''

==Zarma==

===Noun===
{{head|dje|noun}}

# [[milk]]

==Zay==

===Etymology===
Cognate to {{cog|stv||tr=-wa:}}.

===Conjunction===
{{head|zwa|conjunction}}

# [[and]]

===References===
* ''Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area'' by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind

==Zia==

===Noun===
{{head|zia|noun}}

# [[rain]]

==Zulu==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*-gʊ̀a}}.

===Verb===
{{zu-verb|wa}}

# {{lb|zu|intransitive}} to [[fall]], to [[drop]]

====Inflection====
{{zu-infl-verb|L}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|zu|iwa}}

===References===
* {{R:zu:ZED|impr=yiwa|imprtone=6.3}}