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abụ̀akwā

Noun

5 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. mourning song; Songs of Solomon; lamentation

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ajalị, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nsụka

  • evụ̀ ekwā Afiikpo
  • avụ̀ akwā Ajalị
  • abụ̀ akwā Isuama
  • egwu ọnwụ̄ Mkpọọ
  • ebụ̀ ekwā Nsụka

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ha bụrụ abụ̀akwā n'olili nwoke ahụ.

— They sang a mourning song at that man's funeral.

Gịnị mere i ji bụọ abụ̀akwā?

— Why did you sing a mourning song?

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