mbèkwù
NounNdebe script
Meanings
tortoise (male)
Noun
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Examples
Ana achụ mbekwu n'ị́ké, ọ ga èfé elu?
— Does one pursue the tortoise with great speed? Is it going to fly?
O mmadu wu mbekwu
— It is the human being who hides inside the tortoise of Igbo tales.
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