zuwa
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Bavarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Equivalent to zu + her. Compare archaic German zuher.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
zuwa
- here (direction towards the speaker)
- Kumm zuwa då! ― Come here!
Usage notes[edit]
Bavarian adverbs of direction come in pairs: endings in -i or -e denote direction away from the speaker (akin to hi), and endings in -a denote direction towards the speaker (akin to her).
Related terms[edit]
Hausa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
zuwā̀ m (possessed form zuwàn)
Preposition[edit]
zuwā̀
References[edit]
- Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 234.