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gwa

Active verb

5 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. tell; inform; say something to someone, especially giving a first hand information

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Owere

  • gwa Ajalị — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • gwa Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • sị Mkpọọ
  • shị Nkanụ
  • gwa Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Gwa m ugbòlò òne i jègòlu ebe afù

— Tell me the number of times you have been to that place

Gwa ya na anyị na-abịa ka o chere anyị.

— Tell him we are coming so that he will wait for us.

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