pewa

pewa (plural pewas)

1. Alternative spelling of peewah
   • 1910, Department of Agriculture, Legislative Council, Trinidad and Tobago, [Council Paper], Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago: Government Printer, →OCLC, page 16:

     The Pewa or Peach palm (Guilielma speciosa) was introduced from Trinidad, and seedlings raised for distribution. The fruits when boiled in water with salt are appreciated as a food.

   • 1984, Jeffrey W. Dellimore, Judy A. Whitehead, Secondary Agrobased Industries: ECCM and Barbados (Caribbean Technology Policy Studies Project; 90), Mona, Jamaica: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of the West Indies, →OCLC, page 79:

     Nonconventional sources with development potential include: [...] wild plants such as gru gru, pewa (peach nut), many weeds and, possibly, the seeds of seaside grapes, fat pork, etc.

   • 2000 November, Karl Burgess, “La Vega Estate”, in Pamela Collins, editor, Proceedings: Regional Agro-tourism Conference: Agro-tourism – a Sustainable Approach to Economic Growth […], Trinidad and Tobago: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, →OCLC, page 79:

     Mr. [Bertram] Manhin's travels resulted in his introducing into the country fruits like Pewa (Bactris gasipaes) from Costa Rica, Brazil and Peru; [...]

pewa

1. good

• pewa puti'na

pewa

1. snare

pewa

1. eyebrow

From Proto-Nahuan *peːwa, from Proto-Uto-Aztecan *pɨwa. Compare Classical Nahuatl pēhua (“to start”).

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈpeːwa/

pēwa

1. (intransitive) to start, to begin

   Nipejki nimumachtia Nawat ashan nawi shiwit

   I started learning Nawat (Pipil) four years ago

• tami (“to end”)

• -pawa

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-pewa (infinitive kupewa)

1. Passive form of -pa: to be given

Conjugation of -pewa
Positive present -napewa Subjunctive -pewe Negative -pewi Imperative singular pewa
Infinitives
Positive kupewa Negative kutopewa
Imperatives
Singular pewa Plural peweni
Tensed forms
Habitual hupewa Positive past positive subject concord + -lipewa Negative past negative subject concord + -kupewa
Positive present (positive subject concord + -napewa) Singular Plural 1st person ninapewa/napewa tunapewa 2nd person unapewa mnapewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anapewa wanapewa other classes positive subject concord + -napewa
Negative present (negative subject concord + -pewi) Singular Plural 1st person sipewi hatupewi 2nd person hupewi hampewi 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hapewi hawapewi other classes negative subject concord + -pewi
Positive future positive subject concord + -tapewa Negative future negative subject concord + -tapewa
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -pewe) Singular Plural 1st person nipewe tupewe 2nd person upewe mpewe 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apewe wapewe other classes positive subject concord + -pewe
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sipewe Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngepewa Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singepewa Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalipewa Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalipewa
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -apewa) Singular Plural 1st person napewa twapewa 2nd person wapewa mwapewa 3rd person m-wa(I/II) apewa wapewa m-mi(III/IV) wapewa yapewa ji-ma(V/VI) lapewa yapewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) chapewa vyapewa n(IX/X) yapewa zapewa u(XI) wapewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwapewa pa(XVI) papewa mu(XVIII) mwapewa
Perfect positive subject concord + -mepewa "Already" positive subject concord + -meshapewa "Not yet" negative subject concord + -japewa "If/When" positive subject concord + -kipewa "If not" positive subject concord + -sipopewa Consecutive kapewa / positive subject concord + -kapewa Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kapewe
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nipewa -tupewa 2nd person -kupewa -wapewa/-kupeweni/-wapeweni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mpewa -wapewa m-mi(III/IV) -upewa -ipewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lipewa -yapewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kipewa -vipewa n(IX/X) -ipewa -zipewa u(XI) -upewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kupewa pa(XVI) -papewa mu(XVIII) -mupewa Reflexive -jipewa
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -pewa- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -pewaye -pewao m-mi(III/IV) -pewao -pewayo ji-ma(V/VI) -pewalo -pewayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -pewacho -pewavyo n(IX/X) -pewayo -pewazo u(XI) -pewao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -pewako pa(XVI) -pewapo mu(XVIII) -pewamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -pewa) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yepewa -opewa m-mi(III/IV) -opewa -yopewa ji-ma(V/VI) -lopewa -yopewa ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chopewa -vyopewa n(IX/X) -yopewa -zopewa u(XI) -opewa see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kopewa pa(XVI) -popewa mu(XVIII) -mopewa
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.