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fànye aka n'ụkwụ

Active verb

Ndebe script

-  '

Meanings

  1. fold hands; clasp hands between knees; sit with one's hands in one's lap; sit idle

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

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Examples

Ọ nọdụrụ fànye aka n'ụkwụ, ọ dịghị arụ ọrụ.

— He sat with hands clasped between knees, not working.

Gịnị mere i ji fànye aka n'ụkwụ? Bilie!

— Why are you sitting idle? Get up!

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