gwè
Verb7 varieties
Ndebe script
Voice recording
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Meanings
to choose
ẸkpẹyẹVerbto crush using a pestle or something of sort
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Achala, Afiikpo, Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Nkanụ, Ẹkpẹyẹ, Ọnịcha
- kwọ Achala
- su Afiikpo
- gwè Ezaa
- gwe Mkpọọ
- gwè Nkanụ
- gwè Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
- gwè Ọnịcha
- gwẹ̀ Ọnịcha
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Ọ gwèrè azụ̀ kacha mma n'ahịa taa.
— She chose the best fish in the market today.
Ị gwèrè ole n'ime uwe ndị a?
— How many of these clothes did you choose?
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