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ewu

Noun
Igbofrequency rank #77

5 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. giant rat, "rabbit"

    ẸkpẹyẹNoun

  2. goat;

    Noun

  3. goat; (applied to person) fool

    Noun

  4. goat

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Udi, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọnịcha

  • eghu Mkpọọ
  • ewu Nkanụ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • eghu Udi
  • ewu Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • ewu Ọnịcha — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ị chọrọ ịbọ ewu ahụ?

— Do you want to cut open the goat?

Ha na-ewu ụlụụka ọhụrụ.

— They are building new church.

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