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gbuwa

Active verb

Ndebe script

-

Meanings

  1. cut open, break into two (e.g. coconut)

    Active verb
  2. split by cutting (especially with axe or matchet)

    Active verb

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  • -gbuwe

Examples

Ọ gbuwara akị bekee ahụ.

— He broke the coconut open.

Gbuwaa akị bekee a ka anyị rie ya.

— Break this coconut open so we can eat it.

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