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kwa akwa

Active verb

Ndebe script

- 

Meanings

  1. cry; weep; lament

    Active verb

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Nwa ahụ na-akwa akwa n'ihi na agụụ na-agụ ya.

— That child is crying because he is hungry.

Gịnị mere o ji kwaa akwa mgbe e funahụrụ ya?

— Why did she weep when she got lost?

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