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ngīga

Noun

Ndebe script



Meanings

  1. round basket, often used for smoke-curing of fish, keeping pepper, ògìlì, etc.; usually kept in or suspended from ùko over the fire-place

    Noun

Dialect & variants

No other variants have been documented for this word.

Examples

Wetara m ngịga n'useekwu.

— Bring the iron basket from the kitchen.

Ngịga anyị emela ochie.

— Oue iron basket is old.

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