# lwa
## English
### Noun

lwa (plural lwas or lwa)
* Alternative form of loa

### Anagrams

* AWL, Law, WAL, WLA, Wal., awl, law

## Haitian Creole
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lwa/

### Etymology 1

Disputed, and frequently conflated with the second etymology, but modern scholarship considers it to be from Yoruba olúwa (“lord, god”).

#### Noun

lwa
* (voodoo) loa; god, spirit

##### Descendants

* → English: loa

### Etymology 2

From French loi.

#### Noun

lwa
* law

### References

* ↑ Anderson, Jeffrey (2015) The Voodoo Encyclopedia: Magic, Ritual, and Religion, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 166
* ↑ Condon, Nancy, Mufwene, Salikoko (1993) Africanisms in Afro-American Language Varieties, University of Georgia Press, →ISBN, page 148

## Luba-Kasai
### Verb

lwa
* to fight

## Northern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.

### Verb

-lwa
* to fight, to struggle

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlva/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: lwa
* Homophone: Lwa

### Noun

lwa m animal
* genitive/accusative singular of lew

## Southern Ndebele
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.

### Verb

-lwa
* to fight, to struggle

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Swazi
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.

### Verb

-lwa
* (intransitive) to fight, to struggle

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Tswana
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.

### Verb

lwa
* to fight, to struggle

## Venda
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.

### Verb

lwa
* to fight, to struggle

## Xhosa
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [lʷa]

### Verb

-lwa
* (intransitive) to fight, to struggle

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

#### Derived terms

* umlo

## Yogad
### Etymology

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

### Noun

lwa
* tear

## Zulu
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /lwa/

### Verb

-lwa
* (intransitive) to fight, to struggle

#### Inflection

Tone L :
| Infinitive | ukulwa |
| | Positive | Negative |
| Infinitive | ukulwa | ukungalwi |
| | Imperative | Imperative |
| | Simple | + object concord |
| Singular | yilwa | -lwe |
| Plural | yilwani | -lweni |
| | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyalwa, ngilwa | engilwayo, engilwa | ngilwa | angilwi | engingalwi | ngingalwi |
| 2nd singular | uyalwa, ulwa | olwayo, olwa | ulwa | awulwi | ongalwi | ungalwi |
| 1st plural | siyalwa, silwa | esilwayo, esilwa | silwa | asilwi | esingalwi | singalwi |
| 2nd plural | niyalwa, nilwa | enilwayo, enilwa | nilwa | anilwi | eningalwi | ningalwi |
| Class 1 | uyalwa, ulwa | olwayo, olwa | elwa | akalwi | ongalwi | engalwi |
| Class 2 | bayalwa, balwa | abalwayo, abalwa | belwa | abalwi | abangalwi | bengalwi |
| Class 3 | uyalwa, ulwa | olwayo, olwa | ulwa | awulwi | ongalwi | ungalwi |
| Class 4 | iyalwa, ilwa | elwayo, elwa | ilwa | ayilwi | engalwi | ingalwi |
| Class 5 | liyalwa, lilwa | elilwayo, elilwa | lilwa | alilwi | elingalwi | lingalwi |
| Class 6 | ayalwa, alwa | alwayo, alwa | elwa | awalwi | angalwi | engalwi |
| Class 7 | siyalwa, silwa | esilwayo, esilwa | silwa | asilwi | esingalwi | singalwi |
| Class 8 | ziyalwa, zilwa | ezilwayo, ezilwa | zilwa | azilwi | ezingalwi | zingalwi |
| Class 9 | iyalwa, ilwa | elwayo, elwa | ilwa | ayilwi | engalwi | ingalwi |
| Class 10 | ziyalwa, zilwa | ezilwayo, ezilwa | zilwa | azilwi | ezingalwi | zingalwi |
| Class 11 | luyalwa, lulwa | olulwayo, olulwa | lulwa | alulwi | olungalwi | lungalwi |
| Class 14 | buyalwa, bulwa | obulwayo, obulwa | bulwa | abulwi | obungalwi | bungalwi |
| Class 15 | kuyalwa, kulwa | okulwayo, okulwa | kulwa | akulwi | okungalwi | kungalwi |
| Class 17 | kuyalwa, kulwa | okulwayo, okulwa | kulwa | akulwi | okungalwi | kungalwi |
| | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past | Recent past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngilwile, ngilwē | engilwile, engilwē | ngilwile, ngilwē | angilwanga | engingalwanga | ngingalwanga |
| 2nd singular | ulwile, ulwē | olwile, olwē | ulwile, ulwē | awulwanga | ongalwanga | ungalwanga |
| 1st plural | silwile, silwē | esilwile, esilwē | silwile, silwē | asilwanga | esingalwanga | singalwanga |
| 2nd plural | nilwile, nilwē | enilwile, enilwē | nilwile, nilwē | anilwanga | eningalwanga | ningalwanga |
| Class 1 | ulwile, ulwē | olwile, olwē | elwile, elwē | akalwanga | ongalwanga | engalwanga |
| Class 2 | balwile, balwē | abalwile, abalwē | belwile, belwē | abalwanga | abangalwanga | bengalwanga |
| Class 3 | ulwile, ulwē | olwile, olwē | ulwile, ulwē | awulwanga | ongalwanga | ungalwanga |
| Class 4 | ilwile, ilwē | elwile, elwē | ilwile, ilwē | ayilwanga | engalwanga | ingalwanga |
| Class 5 | lilwile, lilwē | elilwile, elilwē | lilwile, lilwē | alilwanga | elingalwanga | lingalwanga |
| Class 6 | alwile, alwē | alwile, alwē | elwile, elwē | awalwanga | angalwanga | engalwanga |
| Class 7 | silwile, silwē | esilwile, esilwē | silwile, silwē | asilwanga | esingalwanga | singalwanga |
| Class 8 | zilwile, zilwē | ezilwile, ezilwē | zilwile, zilwē | azilwanga | ezingalwanga | zingalwanga |
| Class 9 | ilwile, ilwē | elwile, elwē | ilwile, ilwē | ayilwanga | engalwanga | ingalwanga |
| Class 10 | zilwile, zilwē | ezilwile, ezilwē | zilwile, zilwē | azilwanga | ezingalwanga | zingalwanga |
| Class 11 | lulwile, lulwē | olulwile, olulwē | lulwile, lulwē | alulwanga | olungalwanga | lungalwanga |
| Class 14 | bulwile, bulwē | obulwile, obulwē | bulwile, bulwē | abulwanga | obungalwanga | bungalwanga |
| Class 15 | kulwile, kulwē | okulwile, okulwē | kulwile, kulwē | akulwanga | okungalwanga | kungalwanga |
| Class 17 | kulwile, kulwē | okulwile, okulwē | kulwile, kulwē | akulwanga | okungalwanga | kungalwanga |
| | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past | Remote past |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngālwa | engālwa | ngālwa | angilwanga | engingalwanga | ngingalwanga |
| 2nd singular | wālwa | owālwa | wālwa | awulwanga | ongalwanga | ungalwanga |
| 1st plural | sālwa | esālwa | sālwa | asilwanga | esingalwanga | singalwanga |
| 2nd plural | nālwa | enālwa | nālwa | anilwanga | eningalwanga | ningalwanga |
| Class 1 | wālwa | owālwa | ālwa | akalwanga | ongalwanga | engalwanga |
| Class 2 | bālwa | abālwa | bālwa | abalwanga | abangalwanga | bengalwanga |
| Class 3 | wālwa | owālwa | wālwa | awulwanga | ongalwanga | ungalwanga |
| Class 4 | yālwa | eyālwa | yālwa | ayilwanga | engalwanga | ingalwanga |
| Class 5 | lālwa | elālwa | lālwa | alilwanga | elingalwanga | lingalwanga |
| Class 6 | ālwa | ālwa | ālwa | awalwanga | angalwanga | engalwanga |
| Class 7 | sālwa | esālwa | sālwa | asilwanga | esingalwanga | singalwanga |
| Class 8 | zālwa | ezālwa | zālwa | azilwanga | ezingalwanga | zingalwanga |
| Class 9 | yālwa | eyālwa | yālwa | ayilwanga | engalwanga | ingalwanga |
| Class 10 | zālwa | ezālwa | zālwa | azilwanga | ezingalwanga | zingalwanga |
| Class 11 | lwālwa | olwālwa | lwālwa | alulwanga | olungalwanga | lungalwanga |
| Class 14 | bālwa | obālwa | bālwa | abulwanga | obungalwanga | bungalwanga |
| Class 15 | kwālwa | okwālwa | kwālwa | akulwanga | okungalwanga | kungalwanga |
| Class 17 | kwālwa | okwālwa | kwālwa | akulwanga | okungalwanga | kungalwanga |
| | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential | Potential |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngingalwa | — | ngingalwa | ngingelwe | — | ngingelwe |
| 2nd singular | ungalwa | — | ungalwa | ungelwe | — | ungelwe |
| 1st plural | singalwa | — | singalwa | singelwe | — | singelwe |
| 2nd plural | ningalwa | — | ningalwa | ningelwe | — | ningelwe |
| Class 1 | angalwa | — | engalwa | angelwe | — | engelwe |
| Class 2 | bangalwa | — | bengalwa | bangelwe | — | bengelwe |
| Class 3 | ungalwa | — | ungalwa | ungelwe | — | ungelwe |
| Class 4 | ingalwa | — | ingalwa | ingelwe | — | ingelwe |
| Class 5 | lingalwa | — | lingalwa | lingelwe | — | lingelwe |
| Class 6 | angalwa | — | engalwa | angelwe | — | engelwe |
| Class 7 | singalwa | — | singalwa | singelwe | — | singelwe |
| Class 8 | zingalwa | — | zingalwa | zingelwe | — | zingelwe |
| Class 9 | ingalwa | — | ingalwa | ingelwe | — | ingelwe |
| Class 10 | zingalwa | — | zingalwa | zingelwe | — | zingelwe |
| Class 11 | lungalwa | — | lungalwa | lungelwe | — | lungelwe |
| Class 14 | bungalwa | — | bungalwa | bungelwe | — | bungelwe |
| Class 15 | kungalwa | — | kungalwa | kungelwe | — | kungelwe |
| Class 17 | kungalwa | — | kungalwa | kungelwe | — | kungelwe |
| | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future | Immediate future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngizokulwa | engizokulwa | ngizokulwa | angizukulwa | engingezukulwa | ngingezukulwa |
| 2nd singular | uzokulwa | ozokulwa | uzokulwa | awuzukulwa | ongezukulwa | ungezukulwa |
| 1st plural | sizokulwa | esizokulwa | sizokulwa | asizukulwa | esingezukulwa | singezukulwa |
| 2nd plural | nizokulwa | enizokulwa | nizokulwa | anizukulwa | eningezukulwa | ningezukulwa |
| Class 1 | uzokulwa | ozokulwa | ezokulwa | akazukulwa | ongezukulwa | engezukulwa |
| Class 2 | bazokulwa | abazokulwa | bezokulwa | abazukulwa | abangezukulwa | bengezukulwa |
| Class 3 | uzokulwa | ozokulwa | uzokulwa | awuzukulwa | ongezukulwa | ungezukulwa |
| Class 4 | izokulwa | ezokulwa | izokulwa | ayizukulwa | engezukulwa | ingezukulwa |
| Class 5 | lizokulwa | elizokulwa | lizokulwa | alizukulwa | elingezukulwa | lingezukulwa |
| Class 6 | azokulwa | azokulwa | ezokulwa | awazukulwa | angezukulwa | engezukulwa |
| Class 7 | sizokulwa | esizokulwa | sizokulwa | asizukulwa | esingezukulwa | singezukulwa |
| Class 8 | zizokulwa | ezizokulwa | zizokulwa | azizukulwa | ezingezukulwa | zingezukulwa |
| Class 9 | izokulwa | ezokulwa | izokulwa | ayizukulwa | engezukulwa | ingezukulwa |
| Class 10 | zizokulwa | ezizokulwa | zizokulwa | azizukulwa | ezingezukulwa | zingezukulwa |
| Class 11 | luzokulwa | oluzokulwa | luzokulwa | aluzukulwa | olungezukulwa | lungezukulwa |
| Class 14 | buzokulwa | obuzokulwa | buzokulwa | abuzukulwa | obungezukulwa | bungezukulwa |
| Class 15 | kuzokulwa | okuzokulwa | kuzokulwa | akuzukulwa | okungezukulwa | kungezukulwa |
| Class 17 | kuzokulwa | okuzokulwa | kuzokulwa | akuzukulwa | okungezukulwa | kungezukulwa |
| | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future | Remote future |
| | Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial |
| 1st singular | ngiyokulwa | engiyokulwa | ngiyokulwa | angiyukulwa | engingeyukulwa | ngingeyukulwa |
| 2nd singular | uyokulwa | oyokulwa | uyokulwa | awuyukulwa | ongeyukulwa | ungeyukulwa |
| 1st plural | siyokulwa | esiyokulwa | siyokulwa | asiyukulwa | esingeyukulwa | singeyukulwa |
| 2nd plural | niyokulwa | eniyokulwa | niyokulwa | aniyukulwa | eningeyukulwa | ningeyukulwa |
| Class 1 | uyokulwa | oyokulwa | eyokulwa | akayukulwa | ongeyukulwa | engeyukulwa |
| Class 2 | bayokulwa | abayokulwa | beyokulwa | abayukulwa | abangeyukulwa | bengeyukulwa |
| Class 3 | uyokulwa | oyokulwa | uyokulwa | awuyukulwa | ongeyukulwa | ungeyukulwa |
| Class 4 | iyokulwa | eyokulwa | iyokulwa | ayiyukulwa | engeyukulwa | ingeyukulwa |
| Class 5 | liyokulwa | eliyokulwa | liyokulwa | aliyukulwa | elingeyukulwa | lingeyukulwa |
| Class 6 | ayokulwa | ayokulwa | eyokulwa | awayukulwa | angeyukulwa | engeyukulwa |
| Class 7 | siyokulwa | esiyokulwa | siyokulwa | asiyukulwa | esingeyukulwa | singeyukulwa |
| Class 8 | ziyokulwa | eziyokulwa | ziyokulwa | aziyukulwa | ezingeyukulwa | zingeyukulwa |
| Class 9 | iyokulwa | eyokulwa | iyokulwa | ayiyukulwa | engeyukulwa | ingeyukulwa |
| Class 10 | ziyokulwa | eziyokulwa | ziyokulwa | aziyukulwa | ezingeyukulwa | zingeyukulwa |
| Class 11 | luyokulwa | oluyokulwa | luyokulwa | aluyukulwa | olungeyukulwa | lungeyukulwa |
| Class 14 | buyokulwa | obuyokulwa | buyokulwa | abuyukulwa | obungeyukulwa | bungeyukulwa |
| Class 15 | kuyokulwa | okuyokulwa | kuyokulwa | akuyukulwa | okungeyukulwa | kungeyukulwa |
| Class 17 | kuyokulwa | okuyokulwa | kuyokulwa | akuyukulwa | okungeyukulwa | kungeyukulwa |
| | Present subjunctive | Present subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngilwe | ngingalwi |
| 2nd singular | ulwe | ungalwi |
| 1st plural | silwe | singalwi |
| 2nd plural | nilwe | ningalwi |
| Class 1 | alwe | angalwi |
| Class 2 | balwe | bangalwi |
| Class 3 | ulwe | ungalwi |
| Class 4 | ilwe | ingalwi |
| Class 5 | lilwe | lingalwi |
| Class 6 | alwe | angalwi |
| Class 7 | silwe | singalwi |
| Class 8 | zilwe | zingalwi |
| Class 9 | ilwe | ingalwi |
| Class 10 | zilwe | zingalwi |
| Class 11 | lulwe | lungalwi |
| Class 14 | bulwe | bungalwi |
| Class 15 | kulwe | kungalwi |
| Class 17 | kulwe | kungalwi |
| | Past subjunctive | Past subjunctive |
| | Positive | Negative |
| 1st singular | ngalwa | ngangalwa, angalwa, angangalwa |
| 2nd singular | walwa | wangalwa, awalwa, awangalwa |
| 1st plural | salwa | sangalwa, asalwa, asangalwa |
| 2nd plural | nalwa | nangalwa, analwa, anangalwa |
| Class 1 | walwa | wangalwa, akalwa, akangalwa |
| Class 2 | balwa | bangalwa, abalwa, abangalwa |
| Class 3 | walwa | wangalwa, awalwa, awangalwa |
| Class 4 | yalwa | yangalwa, ayalwa, ayangalwa |
| Class 5 | lalwa | langalwa, alalwa, alangalwa |
| Class 6 | alwa | angalwa, awalwa, awangalwa |
| Class 7 | salwa | sangalwa, asalwa, asangalwa |
| Class 8 | zalwa | zangalwa, azalwa, azangalwa |
| Class 9 | yalwa | yangalwa, ayalwa, ayangalwa |
| Class 10 | zalwa | zangalwa, azalwa, azangalwa |
| Class 11 | lwalwa | lwangalwa, alwalwa, alwangalwa |
| Class 14 | balwa | bangalwa, abalwa, abangalwa |
| Class 15 | kwalwa | kwangalwa, akwalwa, akwangalwa |
| Class 17 | kwalwa | kwangalwa, akwalwa, akwangalwa |

#### Derived terms

* isilwi

### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lwa”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lwa”