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zwa
ZWA
take / receive / find (imperative)
French: prends / reçois (impératif)
Zwa nkanda oyo kowuta epai ya yaya na yo.
Receive this letter coming from your older sibling.
Reçois cette lettre venant de ton aîné.
Zwa — receive, take, find. A versatile single-syllable verb. Zwa mbongo (find money), zwa nzela (find the way), zwa eloko (take a thing) — the same root for the lucky and the practical.
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