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gwụ

Verb
Igbo

3 varieties

Ndebe script

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Meanings

  1. count, read

    ẸkpẹyẹVerb

  2. finish, especially quantity

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ezaa, Izii, Ẹkpẹyẹ

  • vụ Ezaa
  • vụ̀ Izii
  • gwụ Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ike gwụ m, ana m ese ụtịrị.

— When I'm tired, I stretch myself.

O rigidere nri ike wee gwu ya.

— He ate for a long time until he got tired.

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