kùchi nwunyè
Active verbNdebe script
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Meanings
take the wife of a dead relation
Active verbtake the wife of a dead person
Active verb
Dialect & variants
No other variants have been documented for this word.
Examples
O kùchiri nwunye nwanne ya.
— He took his brother's wife.
Ị ga-akùchi nwunye nwanne gị?
— Will you take your brother's wife?
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