bù àkwa
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
peck open shell (of hen helping chickens to hatch)
Active verb
Dialect & variants
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Examples
Ọkụkọ ahụ bùrù àkwa ka ụmụ ya pụta.
— The hen pecked open the shells so its chicks could come out.
Ọkụkọ na-abù àkwa n'ụlọ ọkụkọ.
— The hen is pecking open shells in the chicken coop.
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