Kwa

/kwɑ/
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Other forms: Kwas

Definitions of Kwa
  1. noun
    a group of African language in the Niger-Congo group spoken from the Ivory Coast east to Nigeria
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    types:
    Aku, Yoruba
    a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria
    Akan
    a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and the Ivory Coast
    Ewe
    a Kwa language spoken by the Ewe in Ghana and Togo and Benin
    type of:
    Niger-Congo
    a family of African language spoken in west Africa
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