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àkwa

Noun

7 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. bridge

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun
  2. an oval or round object laid by birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates in which their young ones develop; egg

    Noun
  3. egg

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Abịrịba, Afiikpo, Ezaa, Izii, Ngwa, Nsụka, Ẹkpẹyẹ

  • èkfwa Abịrịba
  • ẹkwa Afiikpo
  • ẹkwa Ezaa
  • ẹkwa Izii
  • àkwa Ngwa
  • ẹkwa Nsụka
  • àkwa Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Àkwa ahụ dị n'elu osimiri gbajiri agbaji.

— The bridge over the river is broken.

Anyị ga-agafe àkwa ahụ n'ụtụtụ echi.

— We will cross that bridge tomorrow morning.

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