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Kwa

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Definition of Kwa

: a branch of the Niger-Congo language family that is spoken along the African coast and its hinterland from the Ivory Coast to southwestern Nigeria

First Known Use of Kwa

1857, in the meaning defined above

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“Kwa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kwa. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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