hiwe
Passive verb6 varieties
Ndebe script
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Meanings
anchor; rest; hinge; focus; support; establish; depend;
Passive verb
Dialect & variants
Dialect: Afiikpo, Izii, Mbaise, Mkpọọ, Ngwa, Ọkụzụ
- hibe Afiikpo
- gbakwàshị Izii
- hiwa Mbaise
- fibe Mkpọọ
- hiwa Ngwa
- hibe Ọkụzụ
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
Hiwe ya ka o nwee ike ịnọte aka.
— Establish it so it will last long.
Mmadu wu Ikoro Chukwu ji hiwe okike
— Mmadu, the enlightened one, is the sacred Ikoro wooden slit-drum with which the Supreme Spirit consolidated all creation.
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