lwa (plural lwas or lwa)
- Alternative form of loa
Disputed, and frequently conflated with the second etymology, but modern scholarship considers it to be from Yoruba olúwa (“lord, god”).[1][2]
lwa
- (voodoo) loa; god, spirit
From French loi.
lwa
- law
- ^ 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
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀a.
IPA(key): /lwa/
-lwa
- (intransitive) to fight, to struggle
Tone L
|
Infinitive
|
ukulwa
|
|
Positive
|
Negative
|
Infinitive
|
ukulwa
|
ukungalwi
|
|
Imperative
|
|
Simple
|
+ object concord
|
Singular
|
yilwa
|
-lwe
|
Plural
|
yilwani
|
-lweni
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|
|
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
|