àkwalī
NounNdebe script
Meanings
creeping plant in the bush, whose vines can be made into strings (Landolphia dulcis)
Nouna charm, made of the strings of àkwalī A. or akwūlu to increase fruitfulness (òmùmù). It can be for a whole village or family, or for an individual woman (àkwalị nwaànyì)
Noun
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ha na-egbute àkwalī n'ọhịa eke eriri.
— They cut àkwali in the bush to make strings.
Ị maara ebe àkwalī na-eto?
— Do you know where àkwali grows?
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