wema

See also: wémà

Gun

Wémà ɖòkpó / Wémà dòpó

Etymology

Cognate with Fon wémà, Gen wémà, Saxwe Gbe wemá (“paper”), Adja wema.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wé.mã̀/

Noun

wémà (plural wémà lɛ́ or wémà lẹ́)

1. book

   Synonym: òwé

   É xɔ̀ wémà lɛ́ kpɔ́ / É họ̀ wémà lẹ́ pọ́ ― She bought many books

References

1. http://lingphil.mit.edu/papers/degraff/aboh_and_degraff_2014_bare_noun_phrases_in_Haitian_Creole_and_Gungbe.pdf

Mapudungun

Preposition

wema (Raguileo spelling)

1. before

Swahili

Etymology

From w- +‎ -ema (“good”).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

wema (u class, no plural)

1. goodness, kindness