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buwa
/bua/
Var. bu
(common before pad and red)
Var. buwan
(before dè, ded, pà, and pad)
Data Qual: in what environments is 'bu'?
Data Qual: is this correct about the environments of 'buwan'
part.
“maybe”

part.
maybe; perhaps
Wrd.Gloss: maybe
Duen buwa insè nu.
Maybe you have a question.
Hanew ta buwa ke duen ded sikandin te baley rin.
I don't know if she's in her house.
Gramm. (un)certainty aspectual adjunct
Eng. maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; probably; by chance; doubt
Tag. sigúro
Ceb. tingalis
WBM: buwa
OCM: Grammar (193)
DDP: Particles (9.2.6), Maybe (9.4.4.6.2)
Online dict status: c
Usage level: G

Updated by: RJH,RJH,AAA,QDL,NJK,RJH
Last updated: 30/Jul/2011

Links to texts

"buwa" in text "Examples of Anit"

"buwa" in text "Long Ago I"

"buween" in text "Death of a Young Man"

"buwa" in text "Making Lead Sinkers"

"buwa" in text "Making Lead Sinkers"

Links to phrasebook

"buwa" in text "Due daruwan etew ne nekegsinug-ung diye te dalan"

Links to health books

"buwa" in healthbook "Nekey-a ka kahew?"

"buwa" in healthbook "Anak ni Biltu ne migkerid"

"buwa" in healthbook "Migsistu si Wini"

"buwe" in healthbook "Miggendiye te huspital si Mirsi ka migtibi"

"buwa" in healthbook "Miggendiye te huspital si Mirsi ka migtibi"

Link to Bible concordance

Links to songbook

"buwa" in song "Himuwa nu ka meupiya"

"buwa" in song "Igbehey ku ka langun"

"buwa" in song "Pasalamatan ta si Hisus"

"buwa" in song "Nasakitan kas pusung ku"

"buwa" in song "Nasakitan kas pusung ku"