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be akwa

Active verb

Ndebe script

- 

Meanings

  1. cry

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nwa ọhụrụ na-ebe akwa n'ihi agụụ.

— The baby is crying because of hunger.

Kwụsị ịbe akwa, nne gị nọ ebe a.

— Stop crying, your mother is here.

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