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amakwetha

amakwetha is the alternative form of amakweta.

Meaning of amakweta

Noun

amakweta (plural amakweta)

  1. (South Africa) An abakwetha.
    • I remembered the ligh fear with which, in my youth, we'd used to watch the groups of wandering amakweta on the farm, covered in white clay from head to foot and without a shred of clothing, except for a loincloth or a small penis sheath.1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain, Vintage, published 2000, page 297

Forms of amakwetha

pluralamakwetha

Questions about amakwetha

What is amakwetha the alternative form of?
Amakwetha is the alternative form of amakweta.

Words near amakwetha in the dictionary

  1. Amakosa
  2. Amakosas
  3. amakosi
  4. amakwerekwere
  5. amakweta
  6. amakwetha
  7. Amal
  8. amala
  9. amalaita
  10. amalaitas
  11. amalaka

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