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| Language | Expression | English Translation or Definition |
| Dawida | kuva | bear child, give birth to a child. |
| Embu | kUva | give. |
| Estonian | kuva | display, picture, plot. |
| Finnish | kuva | figure, image, picture. |
| Hangaza | kuva | leak, ooze out. |
| Kimbu | kuva | knock, strike. |
| Lango | kuva | hip, be, become. |
| Malila | kuva | be, become. |
| Ndamba | kuva | be, become. |
| Norwegian | kuva | figure. |
| Shubi | kuva | leak, ooze out, trickle away. |
| Swedish | kuva | subdue. |
| Veps | kuva | axe. |
Source: compiled by the editor from the definition of be; see credits. | ||
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