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aṅàashị̀

Noun

Ngwa, Nkanụ

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. a giant black ant with a very painful bite and characteristic bad smell; giant plectrotena

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ngwa, Nkanụ

  • aṅàahịà Ngwa
  • ayānzhị̀ Nkanụ
  • anyānzhị̀ Nkanụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Aṅaashị gbara nwa m oge anyị nọ n'ugbo.

— When we were at the farm, my child was bitten by the plectrotena.

Ahụbeghị m aṅaashị mbụ.

— I have not seen a plectrotena before.

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