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gbùwa

Active verb

5 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

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

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Achala, Ezaa, Ngwa, Nkanụ, Ọnịcha

  • gbùwe Achala
  • gbàwa Ezaa
  • gbuja Ezaa
  • waja Ezaa
  • kpọwa Ngwa
  • gbùwa Nkanụ
  • kùwa Nkanụ
  • gbùwa Ọnịcha
  • kùwa Ọnịcha

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

O gbùwara akị bekee were mma.

— He cut the coconut open with a knife.

Gbùwa mkpụrụ ọjị ahụ ka m hụ ihe dị n'ime.

— Break that kola nut open so I can see what is inside.

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