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ndokwa

Noun
Igbofrequency rank #676

4 varieties

Ndebe script



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Meanings

  1. safekeeping; safety (security)

    Noun

  2. settlement; peace; pacification (-dokwa make peace)

    Noun

  3. arrangement; order; plan; settlement

    Noun

Dialect & variants

Dialect: Ajalị, Ezaa, Mkpọọ, Ọkụzụ

  • njikwa Ajalị
  • kwàkọbẹ Ezaa
  • ndokwa Mkpọọ — same spelling as the Izugbe
  • njìzi Ọkụzụ

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Ọ na-ahụ maka ndokwa ndịọrụ anyị n'ọgbọọrụ.

— He sees to the safety of our workers at the site.

Ọ hanyere ya ọrụ ndokwa n'aka.

— He handed over the safekeeping job to him.

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