gwu
Verb5 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
dig PI
ẸkpẹyẹVerbmake a hole in a very thick surface, especially the ground; dig
Active verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Ajalị, Isuama, Mkpọọ, Owere, Ẹkpẹyẹ
- wa Ajalị
- gwu Isuama — same spelling as the Izugbe
- tụ̀ Mkpọọ
- gwu Owere — same spelling as the Izugbe
- gwu Ẹkpẹyẹ — same spelling as the Izugbe
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
O na-agwu ala n'ubi ya ugbu a.
— He is digging the ground in his farm now.
Gwu ala ahụ tupu mmiri abịa.
— Dig that ground before the rain comes.
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