aŋā
NounMeanings
wild cane; rattan; generic term applying to Oncocalamus wrightianus Hutch., O. acanthocnemis, Ancistrophyllum secundiflorum, and A. opacum, used to make chairs, beds, walking-sticks, baskets, trays, whips string, etc.
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
E tie dike n'ala, a nụ ụzụ ya
— Strike a strong man to the ground and the shout that goes up is great.
Ọkụkọ na-abọpụta mma na-egbu ya
— The fowl scratches up the blade that kills it.
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