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Adverb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈtwi.jɑ/ Forms: twiġa [canonical]
Head templates: {{ang-adv|head=twiġa}} twiġa
  1. alternative form of tweowa Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tweowa
    Sense id: en-twiga-ang-adv-ISeWoOrM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Old English]

IPA: /ˈtwi.jɑ/
Etymology: From twiġ + -a. Etymology templates: {{suf|ang|twiġ|-a}} twiġ + -a Head templates: {{ang-noun|m|head=twiġa}} twiġa m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|twiġ}}, {{ang-decl-noun|twiġa|twiġan|twiġan|twiġan|twiġan|twiġena|twiġan|twiġum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: twiġa [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], twiġa [nominative, singular], twiġan [nominative, plural], twiġan [accusative, singular], twiġan [accusative, plural], twiġan [genitive, singular], twiġena [genitive, plural], twiġan [dative, singular], twiġum [dative, plural]
  1. synonym of twiġ Synonyms: twiġ [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-twiga-ang-noun-Dqkb9AVo Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English terms suffixed with -a, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Old English terms suffixed with -a: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-twiga.flac [Kenya] Forms: twiga [class-x, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà. Cognate with Kikuyu ndũiga, Rwanda-Rundi twiga, Shona twiza, Gungu ntwi̱ga, Ikizu itwiga, Kabwa entwiga. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:inh|bnt-pro:*ntʊ̀ìgà|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "twiga", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="twiga"> Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà., {{cog|ki|ndũiga}} Kikuyu ndũiga, {{cog|rw|twiga}} Rwanda-Rundi twiga, {{cog|sn|twiza}} Shona twiza, {{cog|rub|ntwi̱ga}} Gungu ntwi̱ga, {{cog|ikz|itwiga}} Ikizu itwiga, {{cog|cwa|entwiga}} Kabwa entwiga Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} twiga class IX (plural twiga class X)
  1. giraffe Tags: class-ix
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      "ipa": "/ˈtwi.jɑ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      ]
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    {
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      "ndũiga#Kikuyu"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ntʊ̀ìgà. Cognate with Kikuyu ndũiga, Rwanda-Rundi twiga, Shona twiza, Gungu ntwi̱ga, Ikizu itwiga, Kabwa entwiga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "twiga",
      "tags": [
        "class-x",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "twiga class IX (plural twiga class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Swahili class IX nouns",
        "Swahili entries referencing missing etymons",
        "Swahili entries with etymology texts",
        "Swahili entries with etymon",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "sw:Even-toed ungulates"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "giraffe"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "giraffe",
          "giraffe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-twiga.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/Sw-ke-twiga.flac/Sw-ke-twiga.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/76/Sw-ke-twiga.flac/Sw-ke-twiga.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "twiga"
}

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