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àgwà

Noun
Igbotone-neutral spelling: agwa

11 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. beans; Lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus Linn.)

    Noun

  2. behavior; character

    Noun

  3. a kidney shaped legume with good quantity of protein and carbohydrate; beans

    Noun

  4. action, behaviour, manners

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun

  5. colour

    Noun

  6. manners; behaviour

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Afiikpo, Ajalị, Ezaa, Isuama, Izii, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Nsa, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọnịcha

  • ụmàra Afiikpo
  • àgwà Afiikpo
  • egwà Ajalị
  • àgwà Ezaa
  • àgwà Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • àgwà Izii
  • àrụ̀rụ̀ Ngwa
  • ẹ̀gwà Nkanụ
  • àgwà Nsa — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • àgwà Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • àgwà Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • òmùmè Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Àgwà ya adīsịrọ mmā

— His manners leave something to be desired

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